Film
Tess (1979)
She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.
Drama, Romance· Directed by Roman Polanski· 172 min
Overview
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge.
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- She was a poor man's daughter, an aristocrat's mistress and a gentleman's wife. She was Tess, a victim of her own provocative beauty.
- Columbia Pictures is proud to present a film by Roman Polanski, based on the classic Thomas Hardy novel.
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- As timely today as the day it was written.
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Connections
Top billing
- Nastassja Kinski as Tess Durbeyfield
- Peter Firth as Angel Clare
- Leigh Lawson as Alec d'Urberville
- John Collin as John Durbeyfield
- Rosemary Martin as Mrs. Durbeyfield