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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • 3h
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7.7/10
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998)
DramaRomance

A free-spirited yet naive country girl is caught between her wealthy, manipulative "cousin" Alec and the handsome, educated farmer Angel Clare in this Victorian tragedy from novelist Thomas ... Read allA free-spirited yet naive country girl is caught between her wealthy, manipulative "cousin" Alec and the handsome, educated farmer Angel Clare in this Victorian tragedy from novelist Thomas Hardy.A free-spirited yet naive country girl is caught between her wealthy, manipulative "cousin" Alec and the handsome, educated farmer Angel Clare in this Victorian tragedy from novelist Thomas Hardy.

  • Director
    • Ian Sharp
  • Writers
    • Thomas Hardy
    • Ted Whitehead
  • Stars
    • Justine Waddell
    • Jason Flemyng
    • Oliver Milburn
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    • Director
      • Ian Sharp
    • Writers
      • Thomas Hardy
      • Ted Whitehead
    • Stars
      • Justine Waddell
      • Jason Flemyng
      • Oliver Milburn
    • 25User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Justine Waddell
    Justine Waddell
    • Tess Durbeyfield
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Alec D'Urberville
    Oliver Milburn
    Oliver Milburn
    • Angel Clare
    John McEnery
    John McEnery
    • Jack Durbeyfield
    Lesley Dunlop
    Lesley Dunlop
    • Joan Durbeyfield
    Rosalind Knight
    Rosalind Knight
    • Mrs. D'Urberville
    Anthony O'Donnell
    Anthony O'Donnell
    • Crick
    Christine Moore
    • Mrs. Crick
    Bryan Pringle
    Bryan Pringle
    • Kail
    Debbie Chazen
    Debbie Chazen
    • Marian
    Candida Rundle
    • Izzy
    Amanda Brewster
    • Retty
    Linda Armstrong
    Linda Armstrong
    • Car Darch
    Hannah Waterman
    • Nancy
    Charlotte Bellamy
    • Cissie
    Amanda Loy-Ellis
    • Sue
    Luke Graham
    • Abraham
    Cheryl Heuston
    • Liza-Lu
    • Director
      • Ian Sharp
    • Writers
      • Thomas Hardy
      • Ted Whitehead
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    • Trivia
      Lesley Dunlop, who plays Tess's mother Joan Durbeyfield, had a supporting role in Tess (1979) as one of Tess's fellow workers at the d'Urberville estate.
    • Goofs
      When Tess leaves home to work at a dairy farm, it shows the sun rising behind Tess as she walks, but the light source is coming from in front of Tess, warming her face, revealing the background is a green screen.
    • Connections
      Version of Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)

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    This movie kept me enthralled from start to finish. I loved it so well, that I had to read the book afterwards. The actress (Tess) played her part so wonderfully and the emotions on her face were so moving. This movie is definitely one to see, but I recommend a box of Kleenex nearby.

    I have always been a great fan of films written by the great authors of the past and wish that more were filmed. The Horatio Hornblower series is also very good and so is the newer Pride and Prejudice.

    Sometimes they produce films that are set in the past and they are completely a waste of time to see because the actors and actresses do not try to convey the feelings and ideas of the era (it just seems like a modern story with the actors wearing period clothing). I wonder if anyone else ever feels the same way?
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    • Sep 3, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 黛絲姑娘
    • Filming locations
      • Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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