Far from the Madding Crowd

About Far from the Madding Crowd

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) is a romance film directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Carey Mulligan appears as Bathsheba Everdene, Matthias Schoenaerts as Gabriel Oak, Michael Sheen as William Boldwood, and Tom Sturridge as Sergeant Francis Troy.

Released in April 2015, it runs 119 minutes. Written by David Nicholls. The film began as a novel.

Shelv files it under countryside, rural area, farm, and inheritance. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 1,136 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

Sense and Sensibility, Lady Macbeth, and Les Misérables make useful companions to Far from the Madding Crowd, all filed under 19th century.