Directed by:
Roman PolańskiComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Tom Chadbon, Leigh Lawson, Richard Pearson, Suzanna Hamilton, John Barrett, Pascale de Boysson, Arielle Dombasle (more)Plots(1)
Roman Polanski's critically acclaimed adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel stars Nastassia Kinski as the ill-fated peasant girl whose beauty is both her fortune and her undoing. Exquisitely photographed and brilliantly acted, Tess explores the painful cruelty of love to create a modern masterpiece. (British Film Institute (BFI))
Cast
Nastassja Kinski
West Germany
Best movies:
Paris, Texas (1984)
Il sole anche di notte (1990)
Faraway, So Close! (1993)
Peter Firth
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Tom Chadbon
UK
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
Leigh Lawson
UK
Best movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV movie)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
Richard Pearson
UK
Best movies:
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Scrooge (1951)
Suzanna Hamilton
UK
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Island on Bird Street (1997)
John Barrett
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Pascale de Boysson
France
Best movies:
The Carmelites (1960)
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
Madly (1969)
Arielle Dombasle
USA
Best movies:
Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Alibi.com 2 (2023)
Perceval (1978)
Lesley Dunlop
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
Carolyn Pickles
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Véronique Alain
Best movies:
La Salamandre (1971)
A Whole Night (1982)
Tess (1979)
Forbes Collins
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
The Hiding Place (1975)
Tess (1979)
Patsy Rowlands
UK
Best movies:
A Stitch in Time (1963)
A Kind of Loving (1962)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) (TV movie)
Jacques Mathou
Best movies:
Betty Blue (1986)
Ridiculous (1996)
Tombés du ciel (1993)
Elodie Warnod
Best movies:
Tess (1979)
Légitime violence (1982)
Maryline Even
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1995)
Long Live Life (1984)
Tess (1979)
Lina Roxa
France
Best movies:
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
Françoise ou La vie conjugale (1964)
Tess (1979)
Josine Comellas
France
Best movies:
Édith et Marcel (1983)
Tess (1979)
Quartet (1981)
Tony Church
UK
Best movies:
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Tess (1979)
Krull (1983)