Tess
Tess is a 1979 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. 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.
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| Edited by | Alastair McIntyre
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| Production company | Renn Productions Timothy Burrill Productions SFP |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (United States)
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| Running time | 186 minutes
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| Country | France
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $12 million (est.)
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| Box office | $20.1 million
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![Nastassja Kinski - Film Magazine Pictorial [Poland] (23 December 1979)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/t/s/tsk46inrbs6m66r.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Tess - Film Magazine Pictorial [Poland] (6 October 1985)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/2/4/24et21nkbqkxq2nt.jpg?skj2io4l)
Title card: Tess of the d'Urbervilles was hanged in the city of Wintoncester aforetime capital of Wessex
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