Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film)
1967 British film by John Schlesinger / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1967 film. For other films of the same name, see Far from the Madding Crowd (disambiguation).
Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British epic period drama film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Fin.[4] The screenplay was by Frederic Raphael adapted from Thomas Hardy's 1874 book of the same name. It was Schlesinger's fourth film (and his third collaboration with Christie). It marked a stylistic shift away from his earlier works exploring contemporary urban mores. The cinematography was by Nicolas Roeg and the soundtrack was by Richard Rodney Bennett, who also used traditional folk songs in various scenes throughout the film.
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Directed by | John Schlesinger |
Screenplay by | Frederic Raphael |
Based on | Far from the Madding Crowd 1874 novel by Thomas Hardy |
Produced by | Joseph Janni |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Nicolas Roeg |
Edited by | Malcolm Cooke |
Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Vic Films |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 169 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.75 million[2] |
Box office | $3.5 million (US/Canada)[3] |
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