Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Year: 1998

Runtime: 180 mins

Language: English

Director: Ian Sharp

RomanceDrama

Thomas Hardy’s classic novel is adapted for TV, following a rural girl whose fate is shattered by two men's competing desires. Justine Waddell plays the vulnerable Tess, a “Child of Nature” caught in fate’s grip. Jason Flemyng is Alec D’Urberville, whose obsession drives her ruin, while Oliver Milburn appears as Angel Clare, whose love offers hope.

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