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The Shiralee
Release Date: July 11, 1957
| Year | : | 1957 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Ealing Studios |
| Director | : | Leslie Norman |
| Producers | : | Michael Balcon, Irene Howard, Jack Rix |
| Writers | : | Leslie Norman, Neil Paterson, D'Arcy Niland |
| RunTime | : | 99 mins. |
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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Main Actors
Peter Finch
Character : Macauley
Dana Wilson
Character : Buster
Elizabeth Sellars
Character : Marge
George Rose
Character : Donny
Rosemary Harris
Character : Lily Parker
Russell Napier
Character : Parker
Niall MacGinnis
Character : Beauty Kelly
Tessie O'Shea
Character : Bella
Sid James
Character : Luke
Charles Tingwell
Character : Jim Muldoon
Reg Lye
Character : Desmond
Barbara Archer
Character : Shop Girl
Alec Mango
Character : Papadoulos
John Phillips
Character : Doctor
Bruce Beeby
Character : Macauley's Solicitor
Lloyd Berrell
Character : Slipery
John Cazabon
Character : Charlie the Butcher
Mark Daly
Character : Sam
Ed Devereaux
Character : Christy
Bettina Dickson
Character : Nurse
Guy Doleman
Character : Son O'Neill
Gordon Glenwright
Character : Pete
Fred Goddard
Character : O'Hara's Assistant
Clifford Hunter
Character : Stan
Frank Leighton
Character : Fred
Betty McDowall
Character : Girl at Parkers
Henry Murdoch
Character : Sam
Frank Raynor
Character : Store Keeper
Lou Vernon
Character : Goon
David Williams
Character : Goon
Chin Yu
Character : Half-Caste Girl
Liz Fraser
Character : Chambermaid (uncredited)
Bill Kerr
Character : Shopkeeper (uncredited)
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