Far From The Madding Crowd
1967
Bathsheba Everdene, an independent and headstrong young woman, inherits a farm in rural Dorset and finds herself pursued by three very different men as she attempts to manage her estate on her own terms. This adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel is a sweeping pastoral drama of love, pride, and consequence.
Director
- John Schlesinger
Cast
- Peter Finch
- Julie Christie
- Alan Bates
- Terence Stamp
Filming Locations
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Abbotsbury
The medieval Tithe Barn at Abbotsbury was used for Bathsheba's wedding dance and for the scene in which Troy plies the farm workers with brandy during the harvest, while Gabriel and Bathsheba work to save the ricks from a storm.
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Bloxworth House
The 17th-century Bloxworth House was used to represent Bathsheba Everdene's inherited Weatherbury Farm, serving as the exterior of her farmhouse throughout the film.
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Devizes
The Market Place in Devizes was transformed into a Georgian market town to serve as the hiring fair scene, and St John's Church on Long Street stood in for 'All Saints', the church where Sergeant Troy waits for Fanny Robin.
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Lulworth Cove
The cliffs near Durdle Door, just west of Lulworth Cove, provided the setting for Gabriel Oak's shepherd's caravan and the scene where his sheepdog drives the flock over a cliff; the nearby beach was used for Sergeant Troy's disappearance into the sea.
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Maiden Castle
The grassy stepped hillocks of Maiden Castle, the Iron Age hillfort near Dorchester, provided the setting for the scene in which Sergeant Troy dazzles Bathsheba with his swordsmanship display.
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Weymouth
Bathsheba and Sergeant Troy meet again on the Esplanade seafront at Weymouth, in front of the Royal Hotel, where they make a sudden decision to get married.