Far from the Madding Crowd (1998)
This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century. The proud, flighty and bewitching Bathsheba Everdene finds herself entangled into the passions of three men and her impulsive nature pushes her into a web of deceit and destruction.
Director: Nicholas Renton
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Paloma Baeza as Bathsheba Everdene |
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Nigel Terry as Mr Boldwood |
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Nathaniel Parker as Gabriel Oak |
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Jonathan Firth as Sergeant Frank Troy |
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Natasha Little as Fanny Robin |
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Linda Bassett as Maryann Money |
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Sean Gilder as Joseph Poorgrass |
| Directing | Nicholas Renton | Director |
| Writing | Philomena McDonagh | Writer |
| Writing | Thomas Hardy | Novel |
| Production | Hilary Bevan Jones | Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gub Neal | Executive Producer |
| Production | Catriona McKenzie | Associate Producer |
| Sound | John E. Keane | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John Daly | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anthony Ham | Editor |
| Art | Adrian Smith | Production Design |
| Art | Rosie Hardwick | Production Design |
| Art | Paul Kirby | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nic Ede | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverley Binda | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clare Golds | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorka Nieradzik | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rowena Dean | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Graham Lawrence | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | John Rutherford | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Nick Steer | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Whitworth | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Peter Brayham | Stunt Coordinator |