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1967 Certificate U
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In rural Victorian England, circa 1865, a headstrong young woman inherits her dead uncle's farm in Wessex. Soon after her arrival, three very different men begin to pursue her: a failed sheep farmer; a wealthy landowner; and the one she falls in love with, a reckless military sergeant whose reputation precedes him. With .. Read more

Starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch
Director John Schlesinger
Genres Drama

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Far From The Madding Crowd

In rural Victorian England, circa 1865, a headstrong young woman inherits her dead uncle's farm in Wessex. Soon after her arrival, three very different men begin to pursue her: a failed sheep farmer; a wealthy landowner; and the one she falls in love with, a reckless military sergeant whose reputation precedes him. With stunning cinematography from Nicholas Roeg, John Schlesinger's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's downbeat classic novel stars Julie Christie as the unsatisfied country girl Bathsheba, her three handsome suitors are played by Terence Stamp, Alan Bates and Peter Finch.

Starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch
Director John Schlesinger
Studio OPTIMUM RELEASING
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 35 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 13 Sep 2004
Production year: 1967
Format DVD

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  • Another classic bites the dust. Thomas Hardy's Bathsheba, a country girl who attempts to better her station and find... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Good-looking but slackly handled version of a melodramatic and depressing novel.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Excellent

    It is a long time since I saw this film and had forgotten how good it is. Not too much has dated [apart from the dodgy hair styles and wigs] and remains a powerful story.

    The casting of Julie Christie as Bathsheba is a tad far fetched as she must be at least 10 years older than her characture, but the other parts played by Terence Stamp, Peter Finch and Alan Bates are brilliant.

    The film captures Hardys love of the area and shows farming in all its wet and windy reality - no wonder Troy was so attractive ... anything to get away from all that mud!

    4 generations of family all really enjoyed this film over Christmas; no wonder - it has a strong story, wonderful photography, some weepy romance, men behaving very badly and a satisfactory conclusion. It's a classic.

      • A customer from Buckinghamshire
      • Posted 11 Jan 2005 16:47

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Stunning Performances

    Having seen this at the cinema when it was released, I feared it might look a little dated by now. No cause - it is just as terrific as when first I saw it! The performances of the principals are without exception first class, from the wilful Bathsheba (Christie) & the dashing Troy (Stamp), to the doggedly reliable Oakes (Bates) & the obsessively captivated Squire (Finch). John Schlesinger's direction is sure, as ever, & the cinematography - beautiful locations in Hardy's Wessex - is breathtaking. It probably benefits from the distance between my last reading of the book & this viewing of the adaptation, but I did not feel the film detracted from my enjoyment of the novel (if one can ever 'enjoy' a downbeat Hardy!), nor vice versa. Worth the watch.

      • A customer from Baldock, England
      • Posted 01 May 2009 17:27

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      • In rural Victorian England, circa 1865, a headstrong young woman inherits her dead uncle's farm in Wessex. Soon after her arrival, three very different men begin to pursue her: a failed sheep farmer; ...