Tess of the d'Urbervilles
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : British Broadcasting Corp. :, [2009].
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Oliver La Farge - Media
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More Details
Published
[United States] : British Broadcasting Corp. :, [2009].
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
UPC
883929051830, 5051561027710
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel by Thomas Hardy.
General Note
Originally broadcast in 2008 as a TV miniseries on the BBC.
General Note
Special features: making-of featurette (disc 2).
Creation/Production Credits
Camera operator, Nick Beeks Saunders ; art director, Andrea Coathupe ; choreography, Jane Gibson ; casting, Kate Rhodes-James ; script editor, Elizabeth Kilgariff ; costume designer, James Keast ; music, Rob Lane ; film editor, Pai Di Ciaula ; director of photography, Wojciech Szepel.
Participants/Performers
Gemma Arterton, Eddie Redmayne, Hans Matheson, Ruth Jones, Donald Sumpter, Ian Puleston-Davies, Christopher Fairbank, Anna Massey, Jodie Whittaker, Rebekah Staton, Kenneth Cranham.
Description
When the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting the manipulative Alec proves to be her downfall.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, NTSC; widescreen (16:9, enhanced); Dolby digital stereo.
Language
Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Drama.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Poor families -- Drama.
Social classes -- England -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wessex (England) -- Drama.
Women murderers -- Drama.
Young women -- England -- Drama.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Poor families -- Drama.
Social classes -- England -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Wessex (England) -- Drama.
Women murderers -- Drama.
Young women -- England -- Drama.