Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film)

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Far from the Madding Crowd
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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	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
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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.

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).

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.

The cinematography was by Nicholas Roeg and the haunting soundtrack was by Richard Rodney Bennett.

It was nominated for one Oscar for best Original music score and two BAFTA's, Best British Cinematography (Colour) and Best British Costume (Colour).

[edit] Trivia

The film features a cameo performance by the folk musician Dave Swarbrick as the fidler at the barn dance.

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