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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.
- (467)
- 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 is a 1957 British film directed by Leslie Norman and starring Peter Finch. [2] It is in the Australian Western genre, [3] based on the 1955 novel by D'Arcy Niland.
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.
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.
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223 pp. Preceded by. –. Followed by. Call Me When the Cross Turns Over. The Shiralee is the debut full-length novel by D'Arcy Niland published in 1955. [1] It was adapted into a movie in 1957 and a mini series in 1987.
