---
title: 'Tess (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roman Polanski'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 164
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tess-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080009/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tess (1979)

1979 · 164 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

Tess is a 1979 epic romantic drama film directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson. Adapted from Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles, the screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Polanski.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Screenplay:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Gérard Brach](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-brach)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Producer:** [Claude Berri](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-berri)
- **Director of Photography:** [Geoffrey Unsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-unsworth), [Ghislain Cloquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/ghislain-cloquet)
- **Editor:** [Hervé de Luze](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-de-luze), [Alastair McIntyre](https://cinepixo.com/people/alastair-mcintyre)

## Cast

- [Maryline Even](https://cinepixo.com/people/maryline-even)
- [Leigh Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-lawson)
- [Patsy Rowlands](https://cinepixo.com/people/patsy-rowlands)
- [Richard Pearson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pearson)
- [Jacques Mathou](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-mathou)
- [David Markham](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-markham)
- [Lesley Dunlop](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-dunlop)
- [Peter Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-firth)
- [John Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barrett)
- [Pascale de Boysson](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-de-boysson)
- [Forbes Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/forbes-collins)
- [Suzanna Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanna-hamilton)
- [Arielle Dombasle](https://cinepixo.com/people/arielle-dombasle)
- [Nastassja Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/nastassja-kinski)
- [Carolyn Pickles](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-pickles)

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