Far from the Madding Crowd Movie Review 1967

A lavish, long adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 19th-century classic about the beautiful Bathsheba (Christie) and the three very different men who love her. Her first love is handsome and wayward soldier Sgt. Troy (Stamp), her second the local noble lord William Boldwood (Finch), and her third the ever-loving and long-patient farmer Gabriel Oaks (Bates). Christie is well cast as the much-desired beauty. Gorgeous cinematography by Nicolas Roeg. Remade for British TV in 1997.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 165 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Period Piece: 19th Century, Femme Fatale, Books to Film: Thomas Hardy

Screenplay

Frederic Raphael

Cast

Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Prunella Ransome

Cinematography

Nicolas Roeg

Director

John Schlesinger

Music

Richard Rodney Bennett

Producer

Appia, EMI

Awards

Natl. Bd. of Review 1967: Actor (Finch).