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Tess (1979 film)
| Tess | |
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| Directed by | Roman Polanski |
| Screenplay by | Gerard Brach John Brownjohn Roman Polanski |
| Based on | Tess of the d'Urbervilles 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy |
| Produced by | Claude Berri |
| Starring | Nastassja Kinski Peter Firth Leigh Lawson |
| Cinematography | Ghislain Cloquet Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Alastair McIntyre Tom Priestley |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
Production companies | Renn Productions Timothy Burrill Productions SFP |
| Distributed by | Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)[1] AMLF (France)[2] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 186 minutes |
| Countries | France United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million (est.)[citation needed] |
| Box office | $20.1 million[3] |
Tess is a 1979 epic drama film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson. It is an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles.[4] The screenplay was written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski. The film received positive critical reviews upon release and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.
- ^ "Tess (1979)". BBFC. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Tess (1979)". UniFrance. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BOMwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Variety film review; 7 November 1979.
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