The Thorn Birds (1983)
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The story based on a novel by Colleen McCullough focuses on three generations of the Cleary family living on a sheep station in the Australian outback.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Daryl Duke
- Ralph de Bricassart Richard Chamberlain
- Meggie Cleary Rachel Ward
- Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese Christopher Plummer
- Luke O'Neill Bryan Brown
- Bob Cleary Brett Cullen
- Judy Stephanie Faracy
- Pete Barry Corbin
- Alastair MacQueen John de Lancie
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Miniseries
1983
4 episodes
Season 1 of The Thorn Birds premiered on March 27, 1983
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Keywords
- mine
- forbidden love
- romance
- priest
- miniseries
- love affair
- catholic church
- catholicism
- catholic priest
- vow of celibacy
- family saga
- family chronicle