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Far from the Madding Crowd   1967     3 stars    N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Schlesinger  
Cast: Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Prunella Ransome, Fiona Walker, Paul Dawkins, Julian Somers, Freddie Jones, Alison Leggatt, John Barrett, Andrew Robertson, Brian Rawlinson, Victor Stone, Vincent Harding

  Thomas Hardy's novel is brought to the screen with Julie Christie as Bathsheba Everdine, the country girl, whose life touches three men: sheep farmer Gabriel (Alan Bates), wealthy William (Peter Finch), and reckless sergeant Troy (Terence Stamp). It is mid-19th-century Victorian England, and Bathsheba has just inherited the family farm. Although a very headstrong woman with a haughty attitude, by story's end Bathsheba falls in love with one of her suitors and throws caution to the wind when she selects her true love.



Cast
Julie Christie Bathsheba Everdene
Terence Stamp Sgt. Frank Troy
Peter Finch William Boldwood
Alan Bates Gabriel Oak
Prunella Ransome Fanny Robin
Fiona Walker Liddy
Paul Dawkins Henery Fray
Julian Somers Jan Coggan
Freddie Jones Cainy Ball
Alison Leggatt Mrs. Hurst
John Barrett Joseph Poorgrass
Andrew Robertson Andrew Randle
Brian Rawlinson Matthew Moon
Victor Stone Billy Smallbury
Vincent Harding Mark Clark
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