The Shiralee (1988)
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The 1988 Australian miniseries Shiralee was, like the 1957 film of the same name, based on a bestselling novel by D'Arcy Niland. A shiralee is Australian slang for the bundle carried about by a swagman (a tramp or thief). In this instance, the "bundle" is the 10-year-old daughter of an Australian migrant laborer whose wife has left him. The laborer then takes his daughter on a long, "bonding" trek through the Outback. The effortless expertise of Bryan Brown as the swagman is matched by little Rebecca Smart as his daughter. For its American public TV debut in 1991, The Shiralee was shown in its two-hour version, which was released theatrically in some areas as Macauley's Daughter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bryan Brown, Rebecca Smart, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Ogilvie
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Shiralee
The 1988 Australian miniseries Shiralee was, like the 1957 film of the same name, based on a bestselling novel by D'Arcy Niland. A shiralee is Australian slang for the bundle carried about by a swagman (a tramp or thief). In this instance, the "bundle" is the 10-year-old daughter of an Australian migrant laborer whose wife has left him. The laborer then takes his daughter on a long, "bonding" trek through the Outback. The effortless expertise of Bryan Brown as the swagman is matched by little Rebecca Smart as his daughter. For its American public TV debut in 1991, The Shiralee was shown in its two-hour version, which was released theatrically in some areas as Macauley's Daughter. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 190 mins
Complete Cast of The Shiralee
- Bryan Brown - "Mac" Macauley
- Noni Hazelhurst - Lily
- Rebecca Smart - Buster Macauley
- Director(s):
- George Ogilvie
- Writer(s):
- Tony Morphett
- Producer(s):
- Bruce Moir
- Categories:
- Foreign, Drama, Action / Adventure
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