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This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie,... See full summary » |
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Cast
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| Richard Chamberlain | ... |
Ralph de Bricassart
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Rachel Ward | ... |
Meggie Cleary
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Christopher Plummer | ... |
Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Bryan Brown | ... |
Luke O'Neill
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Brett Cullen | ... |
Bob Cleary
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Stephanie Faracy | ... |
Judy
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Barry Corbin | ... |
Pete
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| John de Lancie | ... |
Alastair MacQueen
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Barbara Stanwyck | ... |
Mary Carson
(4 episodes, 1983)
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| Jean Simmons | ... |
Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
(3 episodes, 1983)
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| Piper Laurie | ... |
Anne Mueller
(3 episodes, 1983)
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| Earl Holliman | ... |
Luddie Mueller
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Philip Anglim | ... |
Dane O'Neill
(3 episodes, 1983)
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John Friedrich | ... |
Frank Cleary
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Stephen W. Burns | ... |
Jack Cleary
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Bill Morey | ... |
Angus MacQueen
(3 episodes, 1983)
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| Holly Palance | ... |
Miss Carmichael
(3 episodes, 1983)
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| Allyn Ann McLerie | ... |
Mrs. Smith
(3 episodes, 1983)
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| Ken Howard | ... |
Rainer Hartheim
(2 episodes, 1983)
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| Richard Kiley | ... |
Paddy Cleary
(2 episodes, 1983)
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| Mare Winningham | ... |
Justine O'Neil
(2 episodes, 1983)
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Richard Venture | ... |
Harry Gough
(2 episodes, 1983)
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| Dwier Brown | ... |
Stuart Cleary
(2 episodes, 1983)
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| Antoinette Bower | ... |
Sarah MacQueen
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| Chard Hayward | ... |
Arne Swenson
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This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart. Meggie tries to forget Ralph by marrying dashing stockman Luke O'Neill, but she and Ralph are soon reunited, with tragic consequences for them both. Written by Eric Sorensen <Eric_Sorensen@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>
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Desire. Passion. Scandal. See more »Genres:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 March 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Dornenvögel See more »Filming Locations:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library - 2520 Cimarron St., Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
David Wolper-Stan Margulies Productions, Edward Lewis Productions, Warner Bros. Television See more »
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Ralph de Bricassart: Oh silly. You'll never be without me.
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When the shearers leave Drogheda, and Luke stays, he walks back to the wool-shed. As the camera rises following him, a part of the crane is visible in the lower right corner of the image. See more »Quotes
Young Meggie Cleary: Oh Father. I'm so glad I'm not dying. What would I ever do without you?Ralph de Bricassart: Oh silly. You'll never be without me.
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My mother was given the box set DVD for Christmas, we sat down to watch it on Christmas day at about 8 o'clock, and didn't move until the early hours of the next morning. I simply couldn't drag my eyes away from the screen for one second. I became such an instant fan that as soon as I could I rushed off and bought the book, and before I knew it, I'd finished that as well! Towards the end of the film I felt myself identifying more with Justine, than I had done with Meggie the younger and elder throughout the film. Fate is always so cruel, how could Dane leave Meggie, and how could Justine desert her mother, and just how long did Fee live? That women seemed everlasting! Overall, I loved every second of it, and felt, as every women does, a very strong attraction to Richard Chamberline THROUGHOUT! I probably would've starved and gone without sleep if the book hadn't been prised away from my hands.