Tess Of The D Urbervilles Movie 1979 Cast
Tess of the d urbervilles.
Tess of the d urbervilles movie 1979 cast. With justine waddell jason flemyng oliver milburn john mcenery. In search of help two wounded gangsters on the run find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife. Though now considered a major 19th century english novel even hardy s fictional masterpiece tess of. Richard pearson as vicar of marlott.
A free spirited yet naive country girl is caught between her wealthy manipulative cousin alec and the handsome educated farmer angel clare in this victorian tragedy from novelist thomas hardy. Movie info in roman polanski s take on tess of the d urbervilles impressionable young tess nastassja kinski is sent by her alcoholic father to visit her rich relatives and apply for a job. Directed by ian sharp. Though tess father had hoped that the girl would be permitted a portion of the d urberville riches he is in for a major disappointment.
Tess is sent by her desperate father a simple farmer to pay a. Tess of the d urbervilles tv mini series 2008 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. A pure woman faithfully presented is a novel by thomas hardy it initially appeared in a censored and serialised version published by the british illustrated newspaper the graphic in 1891 then in book form in three volumes in 1891 and as a single volume in 1892. Rosemary martin as mrs.
Nastassja kinski as tess durbeyfield credited as nastassia kinski peter firth as angel clare. Tess new housemates are not d urbervilles at all. In roman polanski s adaptation of thomas hardy s tess of the d urbervilles nastassja kinski plays tess a poor british peasant girl sent to live with her distant and wealthy relatives the d urbervilles. Carolyn pickles as marian.
Leigh lawson as alec stokes d urberville. Donald pleasence françoise dorléac lionel stander. Cast in credits order verified as complete. Based on thomas hardy s novel tess of the d urbervilles is a stunning portrayal of an innocent adrift in a hostile chaotic world.