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Far from the Madding Crowd ()

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Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.
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Bathsheba
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Sergeant Troy
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William Boldwood
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Gabriel Oak
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Liddy
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Fanny
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Mrs. Hurst
Paul Dawkins ...
Henery Fray
Julian Somers ...
Jan Coggan
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Joseph Poorgrass
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Cainy Ball
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Andrew Randle
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Matthew Moon
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Mark Clark
Victor Stone ...
Billy Smallbury
Owen Berry ...
Old Smallbury
Lawrence Carter ...
Laban Tall
Pauline Melville ...
Mrs. Tall
Harriet Harper ...
Temperence
Denise Coffey ...
Soberness
Margaret Lacey ...
Maryann Money
Marie Hopps ...
Mrs. Coggan
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Teddy Coggan
Walter Gale ...
Jacob Smallbury
Leslie Anderson ...
Boldwood's Labourer
Keith Hooper ...
Boldwood's Labourer
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Gentleman at Cockfight
Derek Ware ...
Corporal
John Donegal ...
Sailor
Peggy Ann Clifford ...
Fat Lady at Circus (as Peggyanne Clifford)
Noel Henkel ...
Circus Manager
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Barker
Dave Swarbrick ...
Fiddler at Barn Dance (as David Swarbrick)
Alba ...
Gentleman at Party
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Farmer at Corn Exchange
Hugh Walker ...
Farmer at Corn Exchange
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Beint ...
Laborer (uncredited)
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Circus Performer (uncredited)
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Pennyways (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Man at Harvest Dance (uncredited)
Paul Vernon ...
Boldwoods Labourer (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Schlesinger

Written by

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Thomas Hardy ... (from the novel by)
 
Frederic Raphael ... (screenplay)

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Joseph Janni ... producer
Edward Joseph ... associate producer

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Richard Rodney Bennett ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Nicolas Roeg ... director of photography

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Malcolm Cooke
Jim Clark ... (uncredited)

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Miriam Brickman

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Richard Macdonald ... (production designed by)

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Roy Forge Smith ... (as Roy Smith)

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Peter James

Costume Design by

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Alan Barrett

Makeup Department

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Ivy Emmerton ... hairdresser
Bob Lawrance ... makeup artist
Philip Leakey ... makeup artist (as Phillip Leakey)

Production Management

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Frank Ernst ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kip Gowans ... assistant director
David Bracknell ... first assistant director (uncredited)
Hugh Harlow ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Nigel Wooll ... third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Howard Terpning ... poster artist
Tom Jung ... poster designer (uncredited)
Roy Pembrooke ... props (uncredited)
Barry Wilcox ... plasterer (uncredited)
Bert Wilcox ... plasterer (uncredited)
Robin Wilcox ... plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Aldred ... sound recordist
Alfred Cox ... sound editor
Gordon Daniel ... sound editor
Robin Gregory ... sound recordist
Arkadi De Rakoff ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Chris Kelly ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)

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Martin Gutteridge ... special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Harris ... special effects (uncredited)
Brian Humphrey ... special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns ... special effects (uncredited)
Malcolm King ... special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Ian McKay ... fight director (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Harris ... camera operator
Anthony B. Richmond ... camera focus (as Tony Richmond)
Teddy Tucker ... camera grips (as Edward Tucker)
John Golding ... clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)
Alex Thomson ... camera operator (uncredited)
Teddy Tucker ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department

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Isla Cameron ... advisor: folk song
Marcus Dods ... conductor / musical director (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Ann Skinner ... continuity (as Anne Skinner)

Additional Crew

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Max Faulkner ... horsemaster
Derek Ware ... swordmaster
John Goldstone ... personal assistant to producer (uncredited)
Catherine O'Brien ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Nicholas Wright ... runner (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Based on Thomas Hardy's 19th-century novel, Bathsheba Everdene is a willful, passionate girl who is never satisfied with anything less than a man's complete, helpless adoration, and she captures the lives and loves of three very different men: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, who is captivated by her beauty and proposes marriage; William Boldwood, a prosperous confirmed bachelor in his early forties; and Sergeant Frank Troy, a handsome, reckless swordsman given to sudden fits of violence. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines Her romance with three men becomes a bold adventure [UK theatrical] See more »
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Also Known As
  • Loin de la foule déchaînée (France)
  • Lejos del mundanal ruido (Spain)
  • Lluny del brogit mundà (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Kaukana mielettömästä maailmasta (Finland)
  • Fjernt fra verdens vrimmel (Denmark)
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Runtime
  • 168 min
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Budget $2,750,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The problem from which the sheep were suffering when they broke out into the green field, is called "pasture bloat". They got into a field with immature legumes, such as alfalfa or clover. The food causes excessive gas production which inflates the sheeps' stomachs (rumen) and compresses their lungs so they can't breathe. Using a trocar to puncture the rumen and release the gas, as Gabriel did, is a lot messier than this film shows. See more »
Goofs The Valentine's Day greeting card that Bathsheba sends to Mr. Boldwood is of a contemporary 1960s style. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Soylent Green (1973). See more »
Soundtracks Jesus Christ Is Ris'n Today See more »
Quotes Bathsheba Everdene: [to her workers] Don't anyone suppose that because I'm a woman, I don't understand the difference between bad goings-on and good. I shall be up before you're awake, I shall be afield before you're up, and I shall have breakfasted before you're afield. In short, I shall astonish you all.
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