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Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
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18 October 1967 (USA) moreTagline:
Her romance with three men becomes a bold adventure [UK theatrical] morePlot:
Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Veteran Actor Alan Bates Dead at 69 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 29 December 2003)
Actor Alan Bates Dies at 69
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Wade through the first hour and you won't be sorry moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Julie Christie | ... | Bathsheba Everdene | |
| Terence Stamp | ... | Sgt. Francis 'Frank' Troy | |
| Peter Finch | ... | William Boldwood | |
| Alan Bates | ... | Gabriel Oak | |
| Fiona Walker | ... | Liddy | |
| Prunella Ransome | ... | Fanny Robin | |
| Alison Leggatt | ... | Mrs. Hurst | |
| Paul Dawkins | ... | Henery Fray | |
| Julian Somers | ... | Jan Coggan | |
| John Barrett | ... | Joseph Poorgrass | |
| Freddie Jones | ... | Cainy Ball | |
| Andrew Robertson | ... | Andrew Randle | |
| Brian Rawlinson | ... | Matthew Moon | |
| Vincent Harding | ... | Mark Clark | |
| Victor Stone | ... | Billy Smallbury |
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168 min | Finland:170 min (uncut) | Finland:157 min (cut)Country:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1968) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1988) | UK:U (cut) | USA:TV-14 | France:U | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Director Cameo: [John Schlesinger]Briefly spotted as an extra in the harvest celebration at about the midway point, before the film's Intermission. moreSoundtrack:
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Okay, I'll admit it. The first hour of this film dragged so much that I almost gave up on it. All there was was Julie Christie fighting the Dorset scenery for beauty, and that was about it. Then, Terrance Stamp, as the charming louse Christie marries, came on the scene, and that did it. The story really got moving at that point, with all the principals giving solid performances.
Stamp, as mentioned before, stands out as Frank, the amoral ex-soldier whose love-hate relationship with Christie leads to tragedy. The ever-excellent Peter Finch, underplaying more than was usually his wont, does equally as well as a neighboring farmer, whose growing obsession wth Christie's Bathsheba is brought out subtly but forcefully. And Christie's Bathsheba does, indeed, make a strong protagonist. We sympathize with her through every twist and turn, every trial and tribulation, every pain and pleasure. Why she and Stamp, especially, weren't Oscar-nominated for this film is unfathomable. Richard Rodney Bennet's score, future director Nicolas Roeg's camerawork, and, especially, John Schlesinger's direction bring it all together.
As I said earlier, wade through the first hour as best you can, then sit back and enjoy.