Jude (film)

Jude is a 1996 British period drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, and written by Hossein Amini, based on Thomas Hardy's 1895 novel Jude the Obscure. The original music score was composed by Adrian Johnston.

Jude
Directed byMichael Winterbottom
Screenplay byHossein Amini
Based onJude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy
Produced byAndrew Eaton
Starring
CinematographyEduardo Serra
Edited byTrevor Waite
Music byAdrian Johnston
Production
companies
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
BBC Films
Revolution Films
Distributed byPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates
  • 10 September 1996 (1996-09-10) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 4 October 1996 (1996-10-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$409,144

The film was shot in late 1995 in Edinburgh and locations in County Durham including Durham Cathedral, Durham City, Ushaw College, Blanchland village and Beamish museum.

In a 2011 interview for theartsdesk, lead actor Christopher Eccleston commented on the film: "Of all the films I've done, Jude is the one that I'd stand by, the one I'd like people to come back to. The rest is much of a muchness."

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