Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film) he answers simply to "Do what is right". She breaks off the dance and leaves, only to discover Frank, outside, alive and well. He was rescued from drowning but has faked his death for some weeks, preferring the idea of being 'dead.' He demands money from Bathsheba, claiming it was unfair that he gave up his profession and now lives off nothing while she has money and a house. Frank grabs her roughly, screaming that she is still his wife and must obey him. Enraged, Boldwood emerges from the house and kills Frank with a single blast from his rifle,
Far from the Madding Crowd (1915 film) available to determine the film's financial success. Turner Films ceased production after Trimble and Turner returned to the U.S. later in 1916. Far from the Madding Crowd (1915 film) Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1915 British silent drama film produced and directed by Laurence Trimble and starring Florence Turner, Henry Edwards and Malcolm Cherry. Trimble also adapted Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel for the screen. "Far from the Madding Crowd" is a lost film. The rights to adapt "Far from the Madding Crowd" for the screen were secured in 1915 by Turner Films, an independent film production company established