Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) film performed well at the box office in the UK but was a commercial failure in the US. "Far from the Madding Crowd" received mixed to positive reviews from critics, as the film holds a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British epic drama film adapted from Thomas Hardy's book of the same name. The film, starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch, and directed by John Schlesinger, was Schlesinger's fourth film (and his third collaboration with Christie). It
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) disharmony among the farmhands. He learns that Fanny has died in childbirth and is filled with remorse. He swears that he never loved Bathsheba, walks out on her, and his clothes are found at the edge of the ocean. Bathsheba promises to marry Boldwood after Troy is declared legally dead. However, the sergeant appears alive at their engagement party and threatens his wife; Boldwood kills him. Boldwood is sentenced to be hanged but then receives a life sentence. Gabriel tells Bathsheba that he is planning to emigrate to America. Realising how much she has always needed his quiet strength and