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Tess

"She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever."

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.3/10
18,849 votes
81/100
Fresh
M
82/100
Metascore
TMDB
7.1/10
374 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

5

Wins

📋

7

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 3 wins📋 3 nominations
Won
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Cinematography
Nominated
Best Original Score
Best Picture
Best Director
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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins📋 1 nomination
Won
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
César for Best Film
Nominated
César for Best Actress

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$12.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$20.1M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$20,093,330

United States

Profit

+$8.1M

ROI: +68%

Budget Recovery168% of budget
$0|Budget: $12.0M|Revenue: $20.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

25.0K

Daily Avg

417

7-Day Trend

-2%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Locronan
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3 Locations Found

Story Setting

Set In
England

Themes & Subjects

#love#capitalpunishment

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ghislain CloquetGeoffrey Unsworth

Film Editing

Hervé de LuzeAlastair McIntyre

Music / Score

Philippe Sarde

Costume Design

Anthony Powell

Production Design

Pierre Guffroy

Production Companies

Renn Productions

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Tess

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaPG
Criterion ChannelAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At HomeAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Canada
Criterion ChannelApple TV StoreApple TV Store
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG
United Kingdom15
AustraliaPG
Germany12
FranceTP
JapanG
Argentina+18
Brazil14

+9 more countries

Production

Director

Roman Polanski

Writers

Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn, Thomas Hardy

Production Companies

Renn ProductionsTimothy Burrill Productions

Cast

Nastassja Kinski photo

Nastassja Kinski

Tess Durbeyfield

Peter Firth photo

Peter Firth

Angel Clare

Leigh Lawson photo

Leigh Lawson

Alec d'Urberville

John Collin photo

John Collin

John Durbeyfield

Rosemary Martin photo

Rosemary Martin

Mrs. Durbeyfield

Carolyn Pickles photo

Carolyn Pickles

Marian

Richard Pearson photo

Richard Pearson

Vicar of Marlott

No Image

David Markham

Reverend Mr. Clare

Pascale de Boysson photo

Pascale de Boysson

Mrs. Clare

Suzanna Hamilton photo

Suzanna Hamilton

Izz Huett

No Image

Caroline Embling

Retty

No Image

Tony Church

Parson Tringham

Tags & Keywords

rapebased on novel or bookpeasantmarriageloverevengemurdermansionfamilyfarmernobilitysocial climbingaristocraticstrongstonehenge

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