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The Thorn Birds (1983)

 
Drama, Romance, Adaptation

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Synopsis:
This ten-hour dramatization of Colleen McCullough's romantic novel, following the fortunes of one Australian family over a 42-year period beginning in 1920 and of a charismatic priest and the women in his life, became a popular television event. Richard Chamberlain, already being dubbed the king of the miniseries, heads a stellar cast including Barbara Stanwyck, in a rare latter-day acting role, Australian star Bryan Brown and British actress Rachel Ward in her American TV debut (Brown and Ward subsequently married), Richard Chamberlain and Barbara Stanwyck won Golden Globe Awards as Best Actor and Actress. Stanwyck also won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Actress (she appeared only in the first of four segments), and both Richard Kiley and Jean Simmons won in the supporting category.

Other Emmy nominations went to Chamberlain as Outstanding Actor, Brown and Christopher Plummer as Supporting Actor, Piper Laurie as Supporting Actress, plus for direction, photography, music, costume design, editing (part 1) and editing (part 3).

Judy Davis and Ed Asner had been scheduled to play the Rachel Ward-Richard Kiley roles.



Cast

Name
Credits
Richard Chamberlain
Ralph de Bricassart

Rachel Ward
Meggie Cleary

Jean Simmons
Fiona "Fee" Cleary

Ken Howard
Rainer Hartheim

Mare Winningham
Justine O'Neill

Piper Laurie
Anne Mueller

Richard Kiley
Paddy Cleary

Earl Holliman
Luddie Mueller

Bryan Brown
Luke O'Neill

Philip Anglim
Dane O'Neill

Barbara Stanwyck
Mary Carson

Christopher Plummer
Vittorio Contini-Verchese

John Friedrich
Frank Cleary

Allyn Ann McLerie
Mrs Smith

Richard Venture
Harry Gough

Stephanie Faracy
Judy

Barry Corbin
Pete

Sydney Penny
Young Maggie

Stephan Burns
Jack Cleary

Brett Cullen
Bob Cleary

Antoinette Bower
Sarah MacQueen

Dwier Brown
Stuart Cleary

John De Lancie
Alastair MacQueen

Bill Morey
Angus MacQueen

Vidal Peterson
Young Stuart

Holly Palance
Miss Carmichael

Chard Hayward
Arne Swenson

Rance Howard
Doc Wilson

Lucinda Dooling
Martha

Aspa Nakopolou
Phaedre

Meg Wyllie
Annie

Wally Dalton
Fair Barker

Nan Martin
Sister Agatha
Company

Name
Credits
Edward Lewis Productions
Production Company

Warner Bros. Television
Production Company

Writers

Name
Credits
Carmen Culver
Screenplay

Colleen McCullough
Novel as Source Material

Producers

Name
Credits
David Wolper
Executive Producer

Edward Lewis
Executive Producer

Stan Margulies
Producer

Irving Lazar
Associate Producer

Directors

Name
Credits
Daryl Duke
Director

Casting

Name
Credits
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting

Production Management

Name
Credits
Henry Kline
Unit Production Manager

James Gardner
Assistant Director

Eeric Jones
Assistant Director

Warren Gray
Assistant Director

Mary Ann Newfield
Script Supervisor

George Taylor
Post-Production Supervisor

Editor

Name
Credits
Robert F Shugrue
Editor

David Saxon
Editor

C Timothy O'Meara
Editor

Camera, Film & Tape

Name
Credits
Bill Butler
Director of Photography

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