The Mayor of Casterbridge

Name: The Mayor of Casterbridge
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Alan Bates, Janet Maw, Jack Galloway, Anna Massey, Ronald Lacey

·1978 ·1 Season ·Drama

Michael Henchard, a struggling hay-trusser, makes a tragic mistake when he drunkenly sells his wife and child to a sailor for five guineas at a fair. Moved by guilt, he vows to abstain from alcohol for twenty-one years. Through determination and hard work, he transforms his life, achieving wealth and the position of mayor in Casterbridge. However, the reappearance of his estranged wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, eighteen years later brings turmoil, leading to a downward spiral in his once-thriving fortunes. Henchard's story unravels as he confronts the consequences of his past.

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