Roman Polanski Director, Screenwriter Nastassja Kinski Tess Actor Peter Firth Angel Clare Actor Leigh Lawson Alec d'Urberville Actor John Collin John Durbeyfield Actor David Markham Reverend Mr. Clare Actor Rosemary Martin Mrs. Durbeyfield Actor Richard Pearson Vicar of Marlott Actor Carolyn Pickles Marian Actor Pascale de Boysson Mrs. Clare Actor Tony Church Parson Tringham Actor John Bett Felix Clare Actor Tom Chadbon Cuthbert Clare Actor Sylvia Coleridge Mrs. d'Urberville Actor Caroline Embling Retty Actor Arielle Dombasle Mercy Chant Actor Brigid Erin Bates Girl in meadow Actor Jeanne Biras Girl in meadow Actor Josine Comellas Mrs. Crick Actor Patsy Smart Housekeeper Actor Graham Weston Constable Actor Gérard Brach Screenwriter John Brownjohn Screenwriter Claude Berri Producer Timothy Burrill Co-Producer Pierre Grunstein Executive Producer Jean-Pierre Rassam Associate Producer Philippe Sarde Original Music Ghislain Cloquet Cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer