Tess Of The D Urbervilles Movie 1979 Cast
Jason flemyng alec d urberville.
Tess of the d urbervilles movie 1979 cast. Directed by ian sharp. Lesley dunlop joan durbeyfield. 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.
John collin as john durbeyfield. In search of help two wounded gangsters on the run find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife. John mcenery jack durbeyfield. Polanski goes for a retro epic flavour right from the very start opening with the full credits in the style of a 1940s movie.
Nastassja kinski as tess durbeyfield credited as nastassia kinski peter firth as angel clare. With justine waddell jason flemyng oliver milburn john mcenery. This isn t just an affectation though. Leigh lawson as alec stokes d urberville.
Tess of the d urbervilles makes for a sumptuous adaptation. Cast in credits order verified as complete. David markham as. Oliver milburn angel clare.
1979 directed by roman polanski. 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. However under the point of a gun nothing is what it seems. 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.
Justine waddell tess durbeyfield. Polanski puts them there so the viewer can t walk out. Rosemary martin as mrs. Richard pearson as vicar of marlott.
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. 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.