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Far from the Madding Crowd

Stylish adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel set in the farmlands of Wessex in the 1870s. A beautiful and headstrong young heiress has a profound effect on the three men in her life - a dashing sergeant, a wealthy landowner and a loyal shepherd.

2 hours, 40 minutes

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Music Played

  • Robert Williams

    Jesus Christ Is Ris'n Today

  • Gioachino Rossini

    William Tell Overture

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Orphée aux enfers

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Credits

Role Contributor
Bathsheba Julie Christie
Sergeant Troy Terence Stamp
William Boldwood Peter Finch
Gabriel Oak Alan Bates
Liddy Fiona Walker
Fanny Prunella Ransome
Mrs Hurst Alison Leggatt
Henery Fray Paul Dawkins
Jan Coggan Julian Somers
Cainy Ball Freddie Jones
Mrs Tall Pauline Melville
Soberness Denise Coffey
Corporal Derek Ware
Barker Bryan Mosley
Director John Schlesinger
Writer Frederic Raphael

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