Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in ...
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Title: The Shiralee (1987)
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3 wins & 2 nominations.
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Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in Adelaide makes him face up to what she believes are his responsibilities, neither he nor his daughter are ready for each other. But in the beginning he's all she's got, and at the end, she's all he's got. Written by David Kinne <davros@gargoyle.apana.org.au>
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1940s | swagman | pichi richi pass | pichi richi railway | tv mini series |Taglines:
Based upon the novel by D'Arcy Niland See more »Parents Guide:
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The number of episodes in this television mini-series was two. They run for about ninety minutes each making the total running time around three hours. See more »Connections
Referenced in South Australian Film Corporation 20th Birthday Celebration (1993) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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1987 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
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My kids & I watched this movie on the Disney channel I believe about 16 or 17 years ago and we still talk about it today. Bryan Brown was excellent and so was the little girl who played his "shiralee". We love Australian movies (at least the ones we have seen) and would love to see this one again and again.