Tess (1979)
Südengland im 19. Jahrhundert. Der verarmte Jack Durbeyfield schickt seine Tochter Tess zu den reichen d’Urbervilles. Dort erhält sie eine Anstellung. Nach einem Tanzabend wird sie vom eitlen Alec vergewaltigt und seine Geliebte. Tess erwartet ein Kind und flieht. Das Kind stirbt bei der Geburt. Tess wird Magd, heiratet den Pfarrersohn Angel, der nach Übersee geht, als er von ihrer Vergangenheit erfährt. Tess wird Tagelöhnerin und trifft Alec wieder. Angel kehrt zurück, findet Tess und Alec in einer Pension. Tess ermordet Alec, flieht mit Angel und wird in Stonehenge verhaftet.
Der Regisseur:
Roman Polanski
Die Autor:
Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn.
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Nastassja Kinski as Tess Durbeyfield |
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Peter Firth as Angel Clare |
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Leigh Lawson as Alec d'Urberville |
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John Collin as John Durbeyfield |
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Rosemary Martin as Mrs. Durbeyfield |
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Carolyn Pickles as Marian |
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Richard Pearson as Vicar of Marlott |
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David Markham as Reverend Mr. Clare |
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Pascale de Boysson as Mrs. Clare |
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Suzanna Hamilton as Izz Huett |
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Caroline Embling as Retty |
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Tony Church as Parson Tringham |
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Lesley Dunlop as Girl in Henhouse |
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Sylvia Coleridge as Mrs. d'Urberville |
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Fred Bryant as Dairyman Crick |
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Dicken Ashworth as Farmer Groby |
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Patsy Rowlands as Landlady |
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John Barrett as Old Dairy Hand |
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Patsy Smart as Housekeeper |
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Brigid Erin Bates as Girl in Meadow |
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Jeanne Biras as Girl in Meadow |
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John Bett as Felix Clare |
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Tom Chadbon as Cuthbert Clare |
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Maryline Even as Girl in Henhouse |
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Jean-Jacques Daubin as Bailiff |
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Jacob Weizbluth as Yokel at barn-dance |
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Jacques Mathou as Harvester |
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Véronique Alain as Harvester |
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Anne Tirard as Old Dairy Hand |
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Josine Comellas as Mrs. Crick |
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Arielle Dombasle as Mercy Chant |
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Gordon Richardson as Parson at Wedding |
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Jimmy Gardner as Pedlar |
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Reg Dent as Carter |
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John Gill as Landlord |
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Forbes Collins as New Tenant |
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Keith Buckley as Postman |
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John Moore as Postman |
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Graham Weston as Constable |
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Peter Benson as Religious Fanatic (uncredited) |
| Production | Claude Berri | Producer |
| Directing | Roman Polanski | Director |
| Writing | Roman Polanski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gérard Brach | Screenplay |
| Sound | Philippe Sarde | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Powell | Costume Design |
| Writing | John Brownjohn | Screenplay |
| Production | Timothy Burrill | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mary Selway | Casting |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Production Design |
| Writing | Thomas Hardy | Novel |
| Crew | Jennifer Patrick | Dialogue Coach |
| Camera | Geoffrey Unsworth | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Carlo Savina | Conductor |
| Sound | Peter Knight | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Ghislain Cloquet | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Rassam | Associate Producer |
| Production | Pierre Grunstein | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Alastair McIntyre | Editor |
| Editing | Tom Priestley | Editor |
| Production | Paul Maigret | Production Manager |
| Art | Jack Stephens | Art Direction |
| Crew | Sue Lefton | Choreographer |
| Directing | Thierry Chabert | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hugues de Laugardière | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Romain Goupil | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Ruh | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Hervé de Luze | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Maurice Gilbert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Pront | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David Watts | Dolby Consultant |
| Sound | Louis Gimel | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lelong | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Robert Rietti | ADR Supervisor |
| Directing | Hercules Bellville | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Jean Harnois | Camera Operator |
| Production | Alain Depardieu | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Sylvette Baudrot | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Didier Lavergene | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ludovic Paris | Hairdresser |
| Camera | François Lauliac | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Eric Brach | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Albert Rajau | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jean-Claude Bourdin | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Michel Damiens | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Pierre Lefait | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jean-Claude Sévenet | Set Dresser |
| Art | Marcel Laude | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thérèse Ripaud | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Johnston | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline de Vivaise | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frederic Vieille | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Le Marinel | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alain Bernard | Assistant Hairdresser |
| Editing | Jacqueline Mariani | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Pierre Louis Lecoeur | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | François Nadal | Animal Wrangler |
| Production | Jérôme Jeannet | Location Manager |
| Production | Philippe Desmoulins | Location Manager |
| Crew | Patrick Bordier | Animal Wrangler |
| Lighting | Jean-Claude Le Bras | Gaffer |
| Camera | André Thiéry | Grip |
| Production | Colette Suder | Production Accountant |
| Production | Jeannie Stone | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marguerite Théoule | Production Assistant |
| Production | Andrea Potter | Researcher |
| Camera | Bernard Prim | Still Photographer |
| Production | Josée Bénabent-Loiseau | Publicist |