Film, TV, Theatrical Adaptations, Cultural References
The novel has been adapted into two major feature films:
- Jude the Obscure (1971), directed by Hugh David, and starring Robert Powell and Fiona Walker
- Jude (1996), directed by Michael Winterbottom, and starring Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslet
A two-part musical stage adaptation of "Jude the Obscure" by Ian Finley (book), Bruce Benedict (music), Jonathan Fitts (music), and Jerome Davis (lyrics), premiered at Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh, NC in April 2012.
Additionally, "Jude the Obscure" was a long time pseudonymous contributor to the Northern Irish literary magazine The Honest Ulsterman.
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