Far from the Madding Crowd (1915 film)
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Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1915 British
silent
drama film
directed by Laurence Trimble
and starring Florence Turner
, Henry Edwards
and Malcolm Cherry
. It is an adaptation of the novel Far from the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Laurence Trimble
Laurence Trimble
Laurence Trimble was an American silent film actor, writer and director. Trimble began his career as an actor in the 1910 silent Saved by the Flag. He made 100 silent films between 1908 and 1926...
and starring Florence Turner
Florence Turner
Florence Turner was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.Born in New York City, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother...
, Henry Edwards
Henry Edwards (actor)
Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...
and Malcolm Cherry
Malcolm Cherry
-Selected filmography:* Far from the Madding Crowd * A Welsh Singer * A Member of Tattersall's * The Call of Youth -External links:...
. It is an adaptation of the novel Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership. Critical notices were plentiful and mostly positive...
by Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
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Cast
- Florence TurnerFlorence TurnerFlorence Turner was an American actress, who became known as the "Vitagraph Girl" in early silent films.Born in New York City, she was pushed into appearing on the stage at age three by her ambitious mother...
- Bathsheba Everdene - Henry EdwardsHenry Edwards (actor)Henry Edwards was an English actor and film director. He appeared in 81 films between 1915 and 1952. He also directed 67 films between 1915 and 1937...
- Gabriel Oak - Malcolm CherryMalcolm Cherry-Selected filmography:* Far from the Madding Crowd * A Welsh Singer * A Member of Tattersall's * The Call of Youth -External links:...
- Farmer Boldwood - Campbell GullanCampbell Gullan-Selected filmography:* Far from the Madding Crowd * A Welsh Singer * Doorsteps * The Right Element * A Member of Tattersall's * At the Mercy of Tiberius * Tilly of Bloomsbury...
- Sgt. Troy - Dorothy Rowan - Lyddie
- Johnny ButtJohnny Butt-Selected filmography:* Far from the Madding Crowd * Lawyer Quince * Nell Gwyn * Second to None * Passion Island * The Last Post * The Clue of the New Pin -External links:...
- Farmhand - John MacAndrewsJohn MacAndrews-Selected filmography:* Far from the Madding Crowd * Barnaby Rudge * Trelawny of the Wells * The Hanging Judge * The Poet's Windfall * His Dearest Possession * The Forest on the Hill...
- Farmhand