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Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
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18 October 1967 (USA)
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Her romance with three men becomes a bold adventure [UK theatrical] more
Plot:
Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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5 nominations
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(11 articles)
Cary Fukunaga Courts Jane Eyre
(From EmpireOnline. 21 October 2009, 12:54 AM, PDT)
Posy Simmonds' 'Tamara Drewe' To Be Adapted By Stephen Frears
(From MTV Splash Page. 4 September 2009, 6:29 AM, PDT)
(From EmpireOnline. 21 October 2009, 12:54 AM, PDT)
Posy Simmonds' 'Tamara Drewe' To Be Adapted By Stephen Frears
(From MTV Splash Page. 4 September 2009, 6:29 AM, PDT)
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A handsome, intelligent widescreen gem.
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Cast
(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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Runtime:
168 min | Finland:170 min (uncut) | Finland:157 min (cut)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
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Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1988) |
Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1968) |
UK:U (cut) |
USA:TV-14 |
France:U |
Singapore:PG |
Australia:PG |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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Future Fairport Convention band member David Swarbrick can be seen playing a fiddle during the barn dance scene.
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Joseph Poorgrass:
[Very drunk] Well, I got a slight attack of the multiplying eye.
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Referenced in Watching the Alien (2003) (V)
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Jesus Christ Is Ris'n Today
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"Far from the Madding Crowd" is one of a handful of elegantly produced, intelligent wide screen masterpieces which have sadly been neglected by those responsible for DVD. Fortunately, by early in 2009, Warner Brothers finally released it on a handsomely remastered standard DVD edition. There is no news of a Blu Ray version. It is richly scenic in an unusually stark, atmospheric way. Its cast is made up of some of the finest actors working at the time it was made. All of them handle their parts in this well-written, literate script, extremely well. Peter Finch, who seldom turned in a weak performance, is a standout in this film.
The great works of literary giants like Thomas Hardy invariably inspire strong opinions about film adaptations. It is no surprise to me that some reviewers were very critical of Far From the Madding Crowd, based on their feelings that it distorted aspects of the original novel. Despite such interpretive choices, or modifications as may be at play in this dramatization, the rewards of its many great strengths, in my opinion, make it a glorious viewing experience.
If you are a home theater buff with the technology needed to view this film on a fairly large screen, you will delight in its evocative wide screen splendor. It draws you into the very unique environment that was always so important in Thomas Hardy's writing. I am thrilled that such thoughtful epics as "Tess" and "Lord Jim" are all, at last, available in DVD release. "Far from the Madding Crowd" and David Lean's "Ryan's Daughter" are among those long awaited widescreen home entertainment selections which constitute the sublime highlights of any film library. They are visual masterpieces that cry out to be seen in such a high-resolution format as the DVD provides.