Book-to-screen adaptation
Tess: Book-to-Movie Adaptation
Roman Polanski's sweeping adaptation of Thomas Hardy's tragic novel follows the innocent Tess as she is exploited, betrayed, and destroyed by a hypocritical Victorian society. Nastassja Kinski delivers a heartbreaking performance in this lavishly photographed and deeply affecting period romance.
7.31979RomanceDramaPeriodBook Adaptation
Adaptation Details
Book
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Screen Title
Tess
Cast
Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Release Year
1979
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