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The Shiralee
The Shiralee

The Shiralee

Genres

Drama

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An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

11 July 1957

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Macauley

Dana Wilson

Dana Wilson

Buster

Elizabeth Sellars

Elizabeth Sellars

Marge

George Rose

George Rose

Donny

Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Lily Parker

Russell Napier

Russell Napier

Parker

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Beauty Kelly

Tessie O'Shea

Tessie O'Shea

Bella

Sid James

Sid James

Luke

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

Jim Muldoon

Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Desmond

Barbara Archer

Barbara Archer

Shop Girl

Alec Mango

Alec Mango

Papadoulos

John Phillips

John Phillips

Doctor

Bruce Beeby

Bruce Beeby

Macauley's Solicitor

Lloyd Berrell

Lloyd Berrell

Slipery

John Cazabon

John Cazabon

Charlie the Butcher

Mark Daly

Mark Daly

Sam

Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

Christy

Bettina Dickson

Bettina Dickson

Nurse

Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Son O'Neill

Gordon Glenwright

Gordon Glenwright

Pete

Fred Goddard

Fred Goddard

O'Hara's Assistant

Clifford Hunter

Clifford Hunter

Stan

Frank Leighton

Frank Leighton

Fred

Betty McDowall

Betty McDowall

Girl at Parkers

Henry Murdoch

Henry Murdoch

Sam

Frank Raynor

Frank Raynor

Store Keeper

Lou Vernon

Lou Vernon

Goon

David Williams

David Williams

Goon

Chin Yu

Chin Yu

Half-Caste Girl

Liz Fraser

Liz Fraser

Chambermaid (uncredited)

Bill Kerr

Bill Kerr

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Nigel Lovell

Nigel Lovell

O'Hara

Bill Hunter

Bill Hunter

Extra (uncredited)

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