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The Shiralee: With Bryan Brown, Noni Hazlehurst, Rebecca Smart, Lewis Fitz-Gerald. Macauley is a swagman who finds himself in charge of his young daughter, Buster. The pair hike across the harsh outback landscape, in an attempt to repair their relationship and find a home.
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- 1987
- Drama, Family
- 180
The Shiralee is a 1987 Australian television film directed by George Ogilvie, based on the 1955 novel of the same name by D'Arcy Niland. It was originally filmed as a mini series and was shot in Adelaide and Quorn, South Australia .
The Shiralee (TV Mini Series 1987) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Episode #1.1. Landing a job on a ranch in Southern Australia, "Mac" Macauley falls hard on his boss' daughter, Lily. But a wealthy rival conspires to have him run out of town. Mac finds work as a carnival boxer and weds fellow worker Marge, more out of despair over his lost Lily than out of love.
Overview. Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in Adelaide makes him face up to what she believes are his responsibilities, neither he nor his daughter are ready for each other.
The Shiralee. 1987 · 1 hr 49 min. TV-14. Drama · Romance · Adventure. A hard-laboring, Australian father making a living in the Outback of the 1940s and 1950s thinks his daughter is a burden until hard times unite them. Subtitles: English. Starring: Bryan Brown Noni Hazlehurst Rebecca Smart Lynette Curran Ned Manning. Directed by: George Ogilvie.
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The Shiralee (TV) is a film directed by George Ogilvie with Bryan Brown, Noni Hazlehurst, Rebecca Smart, Lewis Fitzgerald .... Year: 1987. Original title: The Shiralee. Synopsis: Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work.
