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Tess

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 3h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
17K
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Tess (1979)
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DramaRomance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
17K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,761
639
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    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writers
      • Gérard Brach(screenplay)
      • Roman Polanski(screenplay)
      • John Brownjohn(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Nastassja Kinski
      • Peter Firth
      • Leigh Lawson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writers
      • Gérard Brach(screenplay)
      • Roman Polanski(screenplay)
      • John Brownjohn(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Nastassja Kinski
      • Peter Firth
      • Leigh Lawson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 16 wins & 16 nominations total

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:29
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    Nastassja Kinski in Tess (1979)
    Nastassja Kinski in Tess (1979)
    Nastassja Kinski and Peter Firth in Tess (1979)
    Nastassja Kinski in Tess (1979)
    "Tess" Nastassja Kinski 1979 Columbia
    "Tess" Nastassja Kinski 1979 Columbia
    Roman Polanski at an event for Tess (1979)
    Roman Polanski at an event for Tess (1979)
    Nastassja Kinski and Roman Polanski at an event for Tess (1979)
    Nastassja Kinski and Roman Polanski at an event for Tess (1979)
    Tess (1979)
    Tess (1979)

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    Nastassja Kinski
    Nastassja Kinski
    • Tess
    • (as Nastassia Kinski)
    Peter Firth
    Peter Firth
    • Angel Clare
    Leigh Lawson
    Leigh Lawson
    • Alec d'Urberville
    John Collin
    John Collin
    • John Durbeyfield
    Tony Church
    • Parson Tringham
    Brigid Erin Bates
    • Girl in meadow
    Jeanne Biras
    • Girl in meadow
    John Bett
    • Felix Clare
    Tom Chadbon
    Tom Chadbon
    • Cuthbert Clare
    Rosemary Martin
    Rosemary Martin
    • Mrs. Durbeyfield
    Geraldine Arzul
    • Child
    Stephanie Treille
    • Child
    Elodie Warnod
    • Child
    Ben Reeks
    • Child
    Jack Stephens
    • Man in Tavern
    Lesley Dunlop
    Lesley Dunlop
    • Girl in henhouse
    Maryline Even
    • Girl in henhouse
    Jean-Jacques Daubin
    • Bailiff
    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writers
      • Gérard Brach(screenplay)
      • Roman Polanski(screenplay)
      • John Brownjohn(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film's opening dedication at the start of the film states: "For Sharon". Roman Polanski dedicated this movie to his late wife, Sharon Tate, who was killed in 1969 by the Manson Clan. Before Tate's death, she had read the film's source novel by Thomas Hardy and was convinced that her husband would one day make a great film based on the novel. Movie was released to the theaters exactly 10 years after her untimely death.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the final sequence, set at Stonehenge, someone's head can be seen at bottom-left.
    • Quotes

      Alec d'Urberville: [pins a pink rose on Tess' dress] What's the matter?

      Tess: A thorn.

      Alec d'Urberville: Aw, cousin, beauty has its price.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was first released to German cinemas uncut with a running time of 184 minutes. As the audience reaction was far from overwhelming the distributor decided to re-cut and re-release the film in a more "accessible" 134 minutes version. But at least one of the original prints had survived and was shown here at the local art house years later.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981)

    User reviews94

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Perfect homage to Hardy's novel
    This film was an almost exact replication of Thomas Hardy's novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles". It's so rare to watch a film after reading the novel and not be disappointed by it, but this film didn't disappoint in any way.

    Details, such as the whiteness of the maids' dresses, the sound of milk squirting into a bucket, the sloshing mud of a wet English turnip field, and the glint of adoration in the eyes of the young lovers -- all came gloriously to life as if fresh off the pages of the book.

    I highly recommend this film for anyone who enjoys a good old fashioned Victorian love story.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1980 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cô Gái Đức Hạnh
    • Filming locations
      • Morienval, Oise, France
    • Production companies
      • Renn Productions
      • Timothy Burrill Productions
      • Société Française de Production (SFP)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,093,330
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,101,247
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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