Far from the Madding Crowd
original film poster
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	Nicholas 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. Image File history File links Far_movieposter. ... John Richard Schlesinger (February 16, 1926–July 25, 2003) was a British film director. ... Frederic Raphael was born in 1931. ... Julie Christie as Lara in Doctor Zhivago Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1941) is an English Academy Award-winning film actress. ... Alan Bates as butler in Gosford Park (2001) Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE, (February 17, 1934 – December 27, 2003) was a British actor. ... Terence Stamp as General Zod in Superman II. Terence Stamp (born July 23, 1938) is a British actor. ... Peter Finch Peter Finch (September 28, 1916 - January 14, 1977) was an English-born actor with strong Australian connections. ... Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (born March 29, 1936) is a British composer. ... Nicolas Roeg, born Nicolas Jack Roeg on August 15, 1928 in London, is an internationally-known film director. ... Leo the Lion in the MGM logo since 2001 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, was, until 2005, a media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... John Richard Schlesinger (February 16, 1926–July 25, 2003) was a British film director. ... Spoiler warning: Far from the Madding Crowd is a novel by 19th century English novelist Thomas Hardy, published in 1874. ... Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ...

This was Schlesinger's fourth film and marked a stylistic shift away from his earlier works which explored contemporary urban mores.

It is the story of 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). Julie Christie as Lara in Doctor Zhivago Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1941) is an English Academy Award-winning film actress. ... Alan Bates as butler in Gosford Park (2001) Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE, (February 17, 1934 – December 27, 2003) was a British actor. ... Peter Finch Peter Finch (September 28, 1916 - January 14, 1977) was an English-born actor with strong Australian connections. ... Terence Stamp as General Zod in Superman II. Terence Stamp (born July 23, 1938) is a British actor. ...

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. Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...

The cinematography was by Nicholas Roeg and the haunting soundtrack was by Richard Rodney Bennett. Nicolas Roeg, born Nicolas Jack Roeg on August 15, 1928 in London, is an internationally-known film director. ... Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (born March 29, 1936) is a British composer. ...

It was nominated for one Oscar for best Original music score and two BAFTA's, Best British Cinematography (Colour) and Best British Costume (Colour). Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

Trivia

The film features a cameo performance by the folk musician Dave Swarbrick as the fidler at the barn dance. Dave Swarbrick with Martin carthy and Diz Disley (1967). ...

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