The Thorn Birds (1983)
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Plot.
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.
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Richard Chamberlain](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19612-richard-chamberlain.webp)
Richard Chamberlain
Ralph de Bricassart
![Rachel Ward](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/35163-rachel-ward.webp)
Rachel Ward
Meggie Cleary
![Christopher Plummer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5761-christopher-plummer.webp)
Christopher Plummer
Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
![Bryan Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29190-bryan-brown.webp)
Bryan Brown
Luke O'Neill
![Brett Cullen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/290-brett-cullen.webp)
Brett Cullen
Bob Cleary
![Stephanie Faracy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/44395-stephanie-faracy.webp)
Stephanie Faracy
Judy
![Barry Corbin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16907-barry-corbin.webp)
Barry Corbin
Pete
![John de Lancie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33199-john-de-lancie.webp)
John de Lancie
Alastair MacQueen
![Barbara Stanwyck](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32676-barbara-stanwyck.webp)
Barbara Stanwyck
Mary Carson
![Piper Laurie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9845-piper-laurie.webp)
Piper Laurie
Anne Mueller
![Earl Holliman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36831-earl-holliman.webp)
Earl Holliman
Luddie Mueller
![Jean Simmons](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12148-jean-simmons.webp)
Jean Simmons
Fiona 'Fee' Cleary
![Philip Anglim](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/236881-philip-anglim.webp)
Philip Anglim
Dane O'Neill
![John Friedrich](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/197118-john-friedrich.webp)
John Friedrich
Frank Cleary
![Ken Howard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8201-ken-howard.webp)
Ken Howard
Rainer Hartheim
![Richard Kiley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2401-richard-kiley.webp)
Richard Kiley
Paddy Cleary
![Mare Winningham](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33180-mare-winningham.webp)
Mare Winningham
Justine O'Neill
![Chard Hayward](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Chard Hayward
Arne Swenson
![Sydney Penny](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/64375-sydney-penny.webp)
Sydney Penny
Meggie Cleary
![Rance Howard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/148-rance-howard.webp)
Rance Howard
Doc Wilson
![Lee Stanley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lee Stanley
Creator / Co-Producer / Writer
![Carmen Culver](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carmen Culver
Creator / Writer
![Stan Margulies](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Stan Margulies
Producer
![David L. Wolper](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/71730-david-l-wolper.webp)
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
![Edward Lewis](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edward Lewis
Executive Producer
![Travilla](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/142984-travilla.webp)
Travilla
Costume Design
![Ray Pedler](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ray Pedler
Scenic Artist
![Lee Crawford](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lee Crawford
Hairstylist
![Toni Howard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Toni Howard
Casting
![Robert MacKichan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert MacKichan
Art Direction / Production Design / Production Design / Art Direction
![Del Acevedo](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Del Acevedo
Makeup Artist
![Sharleen Rassi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sharleen Rassi
Hairstylist
Media.
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Details.
Release DateMarch 27, 1983
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes4
Running Time2h 1m
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
The Thorn Birds is an American television miniseries broadcast on ABC from March 27 to 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Piper Laurie, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham and Philip Anglim. It was directed by Daryl Duke and based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Colleen McCullough. The series was enormously successful and became the United States' second highest-rated miniseries of all time behind Roots; both series were produced by television veteran David L. Wolper.
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