Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) 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 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. He also used traditional folk songs in various scenes throughout the film. It was nominated for one
Roy Forge Smith film and television, at the BBC. Smith a set designer for the production of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". His numerous British and American film credits as a production designer included work on "Far from the Madding Crowd" (1967), "Jabberwocky" (1977), "Mrs. Soffel" (1984), "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989), (1993), (1995), and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film trilogy during the early 1990s. During the 1990s Smith continued to work on feature films such as Richard's Treehouse, Honey I Shrunk the Kids and Katie turning to television in around 2000 designing sets in Ireland for a Hallmark film,