The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
2xDVD9 + 2xDVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 4:3 (720x576) VBR | 460 min | ~ 20 Gb
Audio: AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps (Each): English, Deutsch, Español
Subs: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italianо, Português, Ελληνικά, עברית
Svenska, Dansk, Suomi, Norsk, Polski, Magyar, Slovenščina, Čeština, Hrvatski
Genre: Drama
2xDVD9 + 2xDVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 4:3 (720x576) VBR | 460 min | ~ 20 Gb
Audio: AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps (Each): English, Deutsch, Español
Subs: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italianо, Português, Ελληνικά, עברית
Svenska, Dansk, Suomi, Norsk, Polski, Magyar, Slovenščina, Čeština, Hrvatski
Genre: Drama
Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer. Colleen McCullogh's epic tale of the forbidden love between a priest tested by human passion and a beautiful young girl desiring what she can't have. Includes the stunning, original 4-part miniseries The Thorn Birds.
The second most-watched miniseries (after Roots) of all time, The Thorn Birds was originally broadcast in 1983 and captivated viewers with its story of a lifelong conflict between the spirit and the flesh. Adapted from the bestselling novel by Colleen McCullough, the production stars Richard Chamberlain as a Catholic priest named Ralph de Bricassart, whose life in Australia between 1920 and 1962 is one long torment as he pines for his lover, Meggie Cleary (Rachel Ward), while seeking advancement in his clergyman career. The passion and the guilt make for compelling drama, but a stellar cast of supporting players adds muscle to the proceedings: Barbara Stanwyck (who won an Emmy for her work as Meggie's tough aunt), Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, and Mare Winningham. Chamberlain, who was something of the king of the miniseries form at the time, is very good in the lead, as is the often-underrated Ward. Their affair is indeed irresistible to watch, which proves to be true, too, of the story's thick weave of church politics, forbidden desire, social change over decades, and family secrets.Review by Tom Keogh
IMDB 8,0/10
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Director: Daryl Duke
Writers: Carmen Culver, Lee Stanley, Colleen McCullough (novel)
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer and other
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
The Thorn Birds (1983) TV Mini-Series
Special Features:
"Old Friends, New Stories" featurette
All thanks to original releaser