| Far from the Madding Crowd | |
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 original film poster |
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| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Produced by | Joseph Janni |
| Written by | Frederic Raphael |
| Starring | Julie Christie Alan Bates Terence Stamp Peter Finch |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Roeg |
| Editing by | Malcolm Cooke |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)(US) Warner-Pathé Distributors Ltd. (UK) |
| Release date(s) | 1967 |
| Running time | 168 min |
| IMDb profile | |
Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 feature film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted from the book of the same name by Thomas Hardy. It was Schlesinger's fourth film and marked a stylistic shift away from his earlier works which explored contemporary urban mores. The cinematography was by Nicolas Roeg and the soundtrack was by Richard Rodney Bennett. Original folk songs were also used in various scenes throughout the film. It was nominated for one Oscar for best Original music score and two BAFTA's, Best British Cinematography (Colour) and Best British Costume (Colour).
Plot
The story features Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie), an independently minded woman who inherits her uncle's farm, and her three suitors: the steadfast but luckless shepherd Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), the lonely and repressed farmer William Boldwood (Peter Finch), and the charming but faithless Sergeant Troy (Terence Stamp). The film is faithful to the book but the choice of Christie attracted some criticism at the time. The film was shot largely in appropriate Dorset and Wiltshire locations.
External links
- See screenshots and read more about the film at The Alan Bates Archive.
