Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess."

Cast

Claude Berri

as Self

Timothy Burrill

as Self

Pierre Grunstein

as Self

Serge July

as Self

Nastassja Kinski

as Self

Leigh Lawson

as Self

Roman Polanski

as Self

Anthony Powell

as Self

Philippe Sarde

as Self

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