Far from the Madding Crowd

"Her romance with three men becomes a bold adventure"

Oct 18 1967 GP 2h 48m
Drama, History, Romance

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.

Plot

Based on Thomas Hardy's 19th-century novel, Bathsheba Everdene is a willful, passionate girl who is never satisfied with anything less than a man's complete, helpless adoration, and she captures the lives and loves of three very different men: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer, who is captivated by her beauty and proposes marriage; William Boldwood, a prosperous confirmed bachelor in his early forties; and Sergeant Frank Troy, a handsome, reckless swordsman given to sudden fits of violence.

Written by

Thomas Hardy, Frederic Raphael

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Vic Films Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
6,758
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA