Travelling the dirt roads of Wessex in search of work, Michael Henchard (Ciaran Hinds) a farm worker, auctions his wife Susan (Juliet Aubrey) and baby daughter in a moment of drunken madness at a country fair.Years later, Susan and her daughter Elizabeth-Jane (Jodhi May) return, seeking Michael in Casterbridge where he has become a rich and respected member of Wessex society. Driven by the need to make amends, he remarries Susan but in a tragic twist of fate, she dies, but not before leaving a letter containing a shocking revelation.As a romance blossoms between Elizabeth-Jane... and the mayor's charismatic business manager Farfrae (James Purefoy). Henchard become convinced that the young man is determined to destroy him and orders Elizabeth-Jane never to see him again, setting a chain of events in motion that will change their lives forever. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Travelling the dirt roads of Wessex in search of work Michael Henchard (Ciaran Hinds) a farm worker auctions his wife Susan (Juliet Aubrey) and baby daughter in a moment of drunken madness at a country fair Years later Susan and her daughter return seeking Michael in Casterbridge where he has become a rich and respected member of Wessex society Actors Ciaran Hinds James Purefoy Jodhi May Juliet Aubrey Polly Walker David Bradley & Clive Russell Director David Thacker Certificate PG Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (20) Duration 3 hours and 16 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
Whilst travelling with his family in search of work, in a fit of drunken madness farm-worker Michael Henchard (Ciaran Hinds) manages to auction off both his wife Susan (Juliet Aubrey) and baby daughter. Eighteen years later, Henchard is set to become mayor of Casterbridge. But when his wife and her daughter (Jodhi May) return, they set a disastrous chain of events in motion.
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