She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and revenge.
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Nastassja Kinski
Tess Durbeyfield
Peter Firth
Angel Clare
Leigh Lawson
Alec d'Urberville
John Collin
John Durbeyfield
Rosemary Martin
Mrs. Durbeyfield
Carolyn Pickles
Marian
Richard Pearson
Vicar of Marlott
David Markham
Reverend Mr. Clare
Pascale de Boysson
Mrs. Clare
Suzanna Hamilton
Izz Huett
Caroline Embling
Retty
Tony Church
Parson Tringham
Lesley Dunlop
Girl in Henhouse
Sylvia Coleridge
Mrs. d'Urberville
Fred Bryant
Dairyman Crick
Roman Polanski
Director, Screenplay
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
John Brownjohn
Screenplay
Thomas Hardy
Novel
Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer
Claude Berri
Producer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Ghislain Cloquet
Director of Photography
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Alastair McIntyre
Editor
Tom Priestley
Editor
Anthony Powell
Costume Design
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
