Tess (1979)
| Release Date | 25 October 1979 |
| Tagline | As timely today as the day it was written. |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | FranceUK |
| Filming Locations | Château de Beaumanoir, Le Leslay, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Period Film, Melodrama, Romantic Drama |
| Mood | High on Emotion, In a Minor Key, A Good Cry |
| Themes | Innocence Lost, Class Differences, Social Climbing, Social Injustice |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Deliberate, Downbeat, Matter-of-Fact, Understated, Lavish, Lyrical |
| Tags | Aristocrat, English [nationality], Faith, Girl, Peasant, Relative, Upward Mobility, Victorian |
Tess is a 1979 romance film directed by Roman Polanski, an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles. It tells the story of a strong-willed, young peasant girl who finds out she has title connections by way of her old aristocratic surname, who is raped by her wealthy cousin, whose right to the family title may not be as strong as he claims. The screenplay was by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski.
Cast and Crew
Cast
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
Cuthbert Clare
Rosemary Martin
Mrs. Durbeyfield
Geraldine Arzul
Child
Stephanie Treille
Child
Elodie Warnod
Child
Ben Reeks
Child
Marilyne Even
Girl in henhouse
Jean-Jacques Daubin
Bailiff
Sylvia Coleridge
Mrs. d'Urberville
Jacob Weizbluth
Yokel at barn-dance
Jacques Mathou
Harvester
Véronique Alain
Harvester
Richard Pearson
Vicar of Marlott
Fred Bryant
Dairyman Crick
John Barrett
Old dairy band
Anne Tirard
Old dairy band
Caroline Embling
Retty
Josine Comellas
Mrs. Crick
David Markham
Reverend Mr. Clare
Pascale de Boysson
Mrs. Clare
Gordon Richardson
Parson at wedding
Patsy Smart
Housekeeper
Dicken Ashworth
Farmer Groby
Jimmy Gardner
Pedlar
Reg Dent
Carter
John Gill
Landlord
Forbes Collins
New tenant
Keith Buckley
Postman
John Moore
Postman
Graham Weston
Constable
Lina Roxa
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Director
Writer
Gérard Brach
John Brownjohn
Producer
Claude Berri
producer
Timothy Burrill
co-producer
Pierre Grunstein
executive producer
Jean-Pierre Rassam
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Ghislain Cloquet
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Geoffrey Unsworth
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Editor
Alastair McIntyre
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Tom Priestley
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Casting Director
Mary Selway
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Production Designer
Pierre Guffroy
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Art Director
Jack Stephens
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Costume Designer
Anthony Powell
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Makeup Department
Alain Bernard
assistant hair stylist
Didier Lavergne
makeup artist
Paul Le Marinel
assistant makeup artist
Ludovic Paris
hair stylist
Production Manager
Alain Depardieu
unit manager
Paul Maigret
production manager
Tadek Zietara
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hercules Bellville
second unit director
Thierry Chabert
first assistant director
Romain Goupil
second assistant director
Hugues De Laugardière
second assistant director
Art Department
Jean-Claude Bourdin
assistant art director
Michel Damiens
assistant art director
Marcel Laude
property master
Pierre Lefait
set dresser
Claude Moesching
assistant art director
Albert Rajau
assistant art director
Jean-Claude Sévenet
set dresser
René Ferracci
poster designer
Sound Department
Hervé de Luze
sound editor
Maurice Gilbert
dubbing mixer
Louis Gimel
boom operator
Peter Horrocks
sound editor
Jean-Pierre Lelong
sound effects
Jean Nény
dubbing mixer
Alex Pront
dubbing mixer
Jean-Pierre Ruh
sound mixer
David Watts
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Brach
assistant camera
Jean Harnois
camera operator
François Lauliac
assistant camera
Jean-Claude LeBras
chief electrician
Bernard Prim
still photographer
André Thiéry
head grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Caroline de Vivaise
wardrober
Joanna Johnston
assistant costume designer
Thérèse Ripaud
wardrobe supervisor
Frederic Vieille
wardrober
Editorial Department
Jeremy Hume
assistant editor
Pierre Louis Lecoeur
assistant editor
Jacqueline Mariani
assistant editor
Arielle Noyer
assistant editor
Music Department
Peter Knight
orchestrator
Other Crew
Sylvette Baudrot
continuity
Josée Bénabent-Loiseau
publicist
Patrick Bordier
location manager
Philippe Desmoulins
location manager
Catherine Fleming
voice teacher
Jérôme Jeannet
location manager
Sue Lefton
choreographer
François Nadal
horse master
Jennifer Patrick
dialogue coach
Andrea Potter
researcher
Jeannie Stone
production assistant
Colette Suder
production accountant
Marguerite Théoule
production assistant
Thanks
Production Company
Renn Productions
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Timothy Burrill Productions
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Société Française de Production (SFP)
Distributor
AMLF
Columbia Pictures
LW Editora
Magna-Filmi
Neue Constantin Film
RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Umbrella Entertainment
VTI Home Vídeo
Miscellaneous
London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)
orchestra
Ciné Lumières de Paris
lighting
Elison
sound
Euro-Titres
titles
Pyral
magnetic tape
S.I.M.O.
recording studio
Samuelson Alga Cinéma
camera equipment
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