The Mayor of Casterbridge

The Mayor of Casterbridge

55.00% | January 22, 1978 | Drama

Michael Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair and for five guineas sells his wife and child to a sailor. When the horror of his act finally sets in, Henchard swears he will not touch alcohol for twenty-one years. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected, and eventually the mayor of Casterbridge. But eighteen years after his fateful oath, his wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline.

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Cast

Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Michael Henchard
Janet Maw
Janet Maw
Elizabeth-Jane
Jack Galloway
Jack Galloway
Donald Farfrae
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
Lucetta Farfrae/Templeman

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