The Mayor of Casterbridge

2003 "Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel."
The Mayor of Casterbridge
7.7| 3h16m| en| Drama, TV Movie
Storyline

Adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel. At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.

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  • The Mayor of Casterbridge Cast
Ciarán Hinds as Michael Henchard
Juliet Aubrey as Susan
Jodhi May as Elizabeth Jane
James Purefoy as Donald Farfrae
Alex Kelly as Maid