Editing Tess of the d'Urbervilles (section)

===Film and television===
The story has also been filmed at least eight times, including three for general release through cinemas and four television productions.
==== Cinema ====
**1913: The [[Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1913 film)|"lost" silent version]], mentioned under Theatre, starring [[Mrs. Fiske|Minnie Maddern Fiske]] as Tess and Scots-born [[David Torrence (actor)|David Torrence]] as Alec.
**1924: [[Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1924 film)|Another lost silent version]] was made with [[Blanche Sweet]] (Tess), [[Stuart Holmes]] (Alec), and [[Conrad Nagel]] (Angel).
**1944: ''[[Man Ki Jeet]]'', Indian [[Hindi]]-language film adaptation directed by [[W. Z. Ahmed]].<ref name="victorianweb">{{Cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Oindrila |title=Bollywood's Long Love Affair with Thomas Hardy's Novels: Adaptations and Cultural Appropriations |url=https://victorianweb.org/authors/hardy/ghosh.html |website=Victorian Web}}</ref>
**1967: ''[[Dulhan Ek Raat Ki]]'', Indian Hindi-language film starring [[Nutan]], [[Dharmendra]] and [[Rehman (actor)|Rehman]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://memsaabstory.com/2008/03/03/dulhan-ek-raat-ki-1967/ |title=Dulhan Ek Raat Ki (1967) |date=3 March 2008}}</ref>
**1979: [[Roman Polanski]]'s film ''[[Tess (1979 film)|Tess]]'' with [[Nastassja Kinski]] (Tess), [[Leigh Lawson]] (Alec), and [[Peter Firth]] (Angel).
**1996: ''[[Prem Granth]]'', Indian Hindi-language film adaptation directed by [[Rajiv Kapoor]] - starring [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Madhuri Dixit]] in the lead roles.<ref name="victorianweb"/>
**2000: ''Nishiddha Nodi'' is an Indian [[Assamese language|Assamese]]-language film by Bidyut Chakrabarty, based on the novel, produced by the [[Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd.|Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation]] and released on 18 February 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Feature Film |url=https://filmfinance.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/10/menu/information_and_services/Feature%20Film.pdf |website=filmfinance.assam.gov.in }}</ref>
**2011: [[Michael Winterbottom]] 21st-century Indian set film ''[[Trishna (2011 film)|Trishna]]'' with [[Freida Pinto]] and [[Riz Ahmed]].

==== Television ====
**1952: [[BBC TV]], directed by Michael Henderson, and starring [[Barbara Jefford]] (Tess), [[Michael Aldridge]] (Alec), and [[Donald Eccles]] (Angel).
**1960: [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], ''ITV Play of the Week'', "Tess", directed by Michael Currer-Briggs, and starring [[Geraldine McEwan]] (Tess), [[Maurice Kaufmann]] (Alec), and [[Jeremy Brett]] (Angel).
**1998: [[London Weekend Television]]'s [[Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998 TV serial)|three-hour mini-series ''Tess of the D'Urbervilles'']], directed by Ian Sharp, and starring [[Justine Waddell]] (Tess), [[Jason Flemyng]] (Alec), and [[Oliver Milburn]] (Angel), the latter Dorset-born.
**2008: A [[Tess of the D'Urbervilles (2008 TV serial)|four-hour BBC adaptation]], written by [[David Nicholls (writer)|David Nicholls]], aired in the United Kingdom in September and October 2008 in four parts,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/01_january/21/tess.shtml ''Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' – Thomas Hardy's classic novel for BBC One]. – [[BBC]]. – 21 January 2008.</ref> and in the United States on the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] series ''[[Masterpiece Classic]]'' in January 2009 in two parts.<ref>David Wiegand, "Compelling performances rescue 'Tess'": ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', 2 January 2009.</ref> The cast included [[Gemma Arterton]] (Tess), [[Hans Matheson]] (Alec), [[Eddie Redmayne]] (Angel), [[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]] (Joan), [[Anna Massey]] (Mrs d'Urberville), and [[Kenneth Cranham]] (Reverend James Clare).<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/03_march/17/tess.shtml ''Tess Of The D'Urbervilles'' – vibrant young cast line-up for dramatic adaptation of Hardy classic for BBC One]. – [[BBC]]. – 17 March 2008.</ref>
**2020: The BBC Radio 4 series "Hardy's Women" featured a three-part adaptation of the novel from Tess's perspective.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hardy's Women |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000s853 |access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>