Released
Tess
October 6 1979 (about 45 years ago)Rating
Based on
331 reviews
She was born into a world where they called it seduction, not rape. What she did would shatter that world forever.
- Director: Roman Polanski
- Writers: Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 2 h 51 m
- Budget: $12,000,000
- Box office: $20,101,247
- Countries: France, United Kingdom
- Companies: Renn Productions, Timothy Burrill Productions, SFP
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.