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Far From the Madding Crowd

Play trailer Poster for Far From the Madding Crowd PG Released Oct 18, 1967 2h 49m Romance Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Based on Thomas Hardy's renowned novel, this British drama focuses on Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie), a beautiful young woman who inherits a picturesque farm from her uncle and is determined to run it herself. Three very different suitors -- Francis Troy (Terence Stamp), an intense soldier; William Boldwood (Peter Finch), a middle-aged farmer; and Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), a shepherd of modest means -- all contend for Bathsheba's hand, and conflict is inevitable.
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Patrick Gibbs Daily Telegraph (UK) With the emphasis on plot rather than character only Julie Christie finds a part she can turn round in, suggesting convincingly Bathsheba's curious combination of coquetry with integrity. May 12, 2015 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Splendidly lusty fare, its feet deep in the mud of the English countryside, its head in the lens-flared glare of a dreamy tragi-romantic sky. Rated: 4/5 Mar 15, 2015 Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Mostly this is a triumph ... Rated: 4/5 Mar 13, 2015 Full Review Robert Kotlowitz Harper's Magazine There is so little authentic feeling in Far From the Madding Crowd. Aug 4, 2020 Full Review Judith Crist Vogue I expected a movie to make me stand up and cheer or at least sit up and take notice. Instead it's curl-up and doze-fitfully time. Feb 26, 2020 Full Review Gene Youngblood Los Angeles Free Press I haven't walked out on a film in years; it was a depressing experience. Feb 3, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Roberta S This is the best film I've ever seen in my opinion. Everything from the cinematography to the acting is superb! A true classic. This original (1967) is FAR superior that the more recent version. I recommend you watch this verson! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Leaburn O A decent telling of the Thomas Hardy classic. Another from the BFI Top 100. Not much to say as it's just a standard Victorian era romance drama, with few surprises but a nice enough pace given its lengthy runtime. I bought this one on DVD as couldn't stream or watch on TV in the UK. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a timeless and terrific movie but millennials and younger may not think much of it. I am an elderly literature major so I have always loved this movie, having first seen it when it came out in the theater in 1967. Bathsheba finally finds out what love is but she pays a dear price for her capriciousness. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review william paul s This film is superb. 55 year after its release it looks better than ever and is far superior to the television adaptations and the awful 2015 film that followed it. Julie Christie must surely be one of the most beautiful women ever born, if not the most beautiful, and she is a mesmerising actress in this film. Peter Finch, Alan Bates and Terence Stamp complete a perfect set of leading characters, but the supporting cast is also excellent. The music is marvellous, the costumes superb, the settings and landscapes sublime. It has been criticised for not reflecting Hardy's intention of depicting the effects of the narrowness of small rural communities in the 1860s on human beings, but I think it is very true to the book, which is one of Hardy's greatest. One of my dozen favourite films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review georgan g This was better than I thought it would be. Despite the characters not doing what I thought was likely, they made foolish choices. Still, I enjoyed this melodrama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed the 2015 remake more. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/04/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Schlesinger

Director

Julie Christie

Bathsheba

Peter Finch

William Boldwood

Alan Bates

Gabriel Oak

Terence Stamp

Sergeant Troy

Prunella Ransome

Fanny

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Synopsis Based on Thomas Hardy's renowned novel, this British drama focuses on Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie), a beautiful young woman who inherits a picturesque farm from her uncle and is determined to run it herself. Three very different suitors -- Francis Troy (Terence Stamp), an intense soldier; William Boldwood (Peter Finch), a middle-aged farmer; and Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), a shepherd of modest means -- all contend for Bathsheba's hand, and conflict is inevitable.
Director
John Schlesinger
Producer
Joseph Janni
Screenwriter
Frederic Raphael
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2012
Runtime
2h 49m
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