Screen cap from opening credits
Adaptation of
The Thorn Birds
1977
single work
novel
Issue Details:
First known date:
1983...
1983
The Thorn Birds
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Film Details - David Wolper - Stan Margulies Productions , 1983
Producers:
David Wolper
Edward Lewis
Stan Margulies
Production Companies:
David Wolper - Stan Margulies Productions
Director of Photography:
Bill Butler
Editors:
C. Timothy O'Meara
Robert F. Shugrue
David Saxon
Composer:
Henri Mancini
Cast:
Richard Chamberlain (Ralph de Bricassart), Rachel Ward (Meggie Cleary), Christopher Plummer (Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese), Stephanie Faracy (Judy), Barry Corbin (Pete), John de Lancie (Alastair MacQueen), Barbara Stanwyck (Mary Carson), Jean Simmons (Fiona 'Fee' Cleary), Bryan Brown (Luke O'Neill), Brett Cullen (Bob Cleary), Bill Morey (Angus MacQueen), Holly Palance (Miss Carmichael).
Release Dates:
First aired in 1983 on the American ABC Network over four nights (27-30 March).
Location:
- Filmed on location in California (including the Big Sky Ranch, Simi Valley, and City Hall, Los Angeles) and Kaua'i, Hawaii.
Awards:
- Golden Globes, USA (1984) Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (winner)
Notes:
1. A number of sources indicate that Lee Stanley was either the screenwriter (excluding Carmen Culver) or co-screenwriter (with Culver). His involvement in the production cannot be confirmed at this stage, however.
2. The ABC (USA) scheduled the series to be aired in three-hour timeslots (Parts 1 and 4) and two-hour timeslots (Parts 2 and 3).
Subjects:
- 1930s
- 1920s
- 1960s
- 1950s
- 1940s
Settings:
-
cAustralia,c
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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cNew Zealand,cPacific Region,
