Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) fell off a steep cliff. Ignoring Gabriel's love, Bathsheba impulsively sends a valentine to William Boldwood (Peter Finch), a nearby gentleman farmer. When he misinterprets her capriciousness and proposes to her, Bathsheba promises to consider his offer. But she becomes enamoured of Frank Troy (Terence Stamp), a dashing cavalry sergeant. Troy was supposed to marry young Fanny Robin (Prunella Ransome), a maidservant pregnant with his child, but she went to the wrong church on their wedding day, and Troy was then posted out of town. Bathsheba marries him after his return. Troy gambles away most of Bathsheba's money and creates
1967 National Society of Film Critics Awards Menzel and Bohumil Hrabal – "Closely Watched Trains" (10 points) 2. Conrad L. Hall – "Cool Hand Luke" and "In Cold Blood" (9 points) <br> 3. Sven Nykvist – "Persona" (6 points) <br> 3. Nicolas Roeg – "Far from the Madding Crowd" (6 points) 1967 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 2nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given by the National Society of Film Critics in January 1968, honored the best in film for 1967. The member critics voting for the awards were Hollis Alpert of the "Saturday Review", Brendan Gill of "The New Yorker", Philip T. Hartung