Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writers:

Thomas Hardy (novel)
Frederic Raphael (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 octubre 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Her romance with three men becomes a bold adventure [UK theatrical]

Plot:

Based on Thomas Hardy's 19th century novel, Bathsheba Everdene is a willful, passionate girl who is...

Plot Keywords:

Drunk | Sergeant | Male Female Relationship | 1860s | Beach

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

intelligent and underrated

Cast

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

También conocida como:

Lejos del mundanal ruido (Spain) [es]

Duración:

168 min | Finland:170 min (uncut) | Finland:157 min (cut)

País:

UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

UK:U (cut) | USA:TV-14 | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1988) | France:U | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1968) | Australia:PG | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Abbotsbury, Dorset, England, UK

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Quotes:

Gabriel Oak: At home by the fire, whenever I look up, there you will be. And whenever you look up, there I shall be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Evening Shade: Far from the Madden Crowd (#1.23)" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Bushes and Briars

intelligent and underrated

One of my favorite books of all time became one of my favorite films of the '60's. Yes, it's long and deliberately paced, but beautifully filmed (by future director Nicolas Roeg) and unusually intelligent. Julie Christie, fresh from her Oscar for "Darling," never quite gets a handle on the character of Bathsheba Everdene, but she is so beautiful and magnetic an actress that it hardly matters. Her three leading men, however, are all superb--Terence Stamp as the caddish Troy, Peter Finch as the lonely neighbor whose love for Bathsheba yields tragic results, and (especially) the late, great Alan Bates, who projects a wonderful and down-to-earth masculinity as farmer Oak. Director John Schlesinger crafted a film that evokes a time and a place as few other films ever have. Special mention also to Richard Rodney Bennett's beautiful musical score--sadly (and unbelievably) the only Oscar nomination this film received.