Shiralee (1988)
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(9 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- George Ogilvie
- Written By
- Tony Morphett
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Television, Special Interest
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
It's a magical little tale, quiet and introspective and deeply personal.
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Cast
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Bryan Brown
as "Mac" Macauley
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Rebecca Smart
as Buster Macauley
- Norman Kaye
- Lorna Leslie
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Noni Hazelhurst
as Lily
- Lewis Fitz-Gerald
