---
title: 'The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Giles'
released: '1978-01-22'
runtime_minutes: 350
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-mayor-of-casterbridge-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077052/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)

1978 · 350 min · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy. The six-hour drama was written by television dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles with Alan Bates as the title character. It was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in May 2003.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Giles](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-giles-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carl Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-davis)

## Cast

- [Alan Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-bates)

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