Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

Timing: 1:59 (119 min)

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Release date

2015-04-23

Country

United States

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, DNA Films, BBC Film

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$12 000 000

Revenue

$30 229 977

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Director

Thomas Vinterberg

Actors

Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge, Juno Temple, Jessica Barden, Hilton McRae, Harry Peacock, Bradley Hall, Sam Phillips
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Scenario

Producer

Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich

Operator

Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Composer

Craig Armstrong

Artist

Audition

Nina Gold, Theo Park

Editing

Claire Simpson
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• The film is based on Thomas Hardy's novel "Far from the Madding Crowd" (1874).
• During the filming of a scene where Carey Mulligan rides a horse, the actress fell and landed directly on her head. Ten minutes later, while filming a different scene, she fell onto her knees. Matthias Schoenaerts initially thought she was simply acting, but then Mulligan collapsed face down. According to Mulligan, she suffered a concussion that plagued her for about six weeks, and because of it, she can't even remember some moments of filming.
• Carey Mulligan suggested Matthias Schoenaerts for the role of Gabriel Oak after seeing him in "Rust and Bone" (2012).
• The filmmakers reached an agreement with the army to cease fire in the training area of Lulworth Cove (United Kingdom) during filming.
• The film and the novel it is based on took their title from Thomas Gray’s poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.”
• Approximately two-thirds of the film was shot outdoors.
• The film is based on Thomas Hardy's novel 'Far from the Madding Crowd' (1874).
• Carey Mulligan suggested Matthias Schoenaerts for the role of Gabriel Oak after seeing him in 'Rust and Bone' (2012).
• The song sung by Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen is 'Let No Man Steal Your Thyme,' a traditional British and Irish folk ballad.
• Jessica Barden, who plays Liddy in this film, previously played Jodie in 'Tamara Drewe' (2010), a modern adaptation of the same story.
• The film features a scene at a market where a poster with news from Casterbridge is visible in the background. This is a reference to Thomas Hardy's other novel, "The Mayor of Casterbridge."
• The title of the film and the novel it is based on was taken from Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy written in a Country Churchyard."