The Shiralee (1957)
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.
Director:
Leslie Norman
Writers:
Leslie Norman, Neil Paterson.
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Peter Finch as Macauley |
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Dana Wilson as Buster |
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Elizabeth Sellars as Marge |
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George Rose as Donny |
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Rosemary Harris as Lily Parker |
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Russell Napier as Parker |
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Niall MacGinnis as Beauty Kelly |
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Tessie O'Shea as Bella |
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Sidney James as Luke |
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Charles Tingwell as Jim Muldoon |
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Reg Lye as Desmond |
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Barbara Archer as Shop Girl |
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Alec Mango as Papadoulos |
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John Phillips as Doctor |
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Bruce Beeby as Macauley's Solicitor |
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Lloyd Berrell as Slipery |
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John Cazabon as Charlie the Butcher |
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Mark Daly as Sam |
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Ed Devereaux as Christy |
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Bettina Dickson as Nurse |
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Guy Doleman as Son O'Neill |
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Gordon Glenwright as Pete |
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Fred Goddard as O'Hara's Assistant |
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Clifford Hunter as Stan |
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Frank Leighton as Fred |
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Betty McDowall as Girl at Parkers |
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Henry Murdoch as Sam |
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Frank Raynor as Store Keeper |
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Lou Vernon as Goon |
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David Williams as Goon |
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Chin Yu as Half-Caste Girl |
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Liz Fraser as Chambermaid (uncredited) |
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Bill Kerr as Shopkeeper (uncredited) |
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Nigel Lovell as O'Hara |
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Bill Hunter as Extra (uncredited) |
| Directing | Leslie Norman | Director |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Writing | Leslie Norman | Screenplay |
| Writing | D'Arcy Niland | Novel |
| Camera | Kenneth J. Withers | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Hugh Davey | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Roy Gough | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Neil Paterson | Screenplay |
| Production | Jack Rix | Associate Producer |
| Sound | John Addison | Music |
| Crew | Paul Beeson | Cinematography |
| Editing | Gordon Stone | Editor |
| Production | Irene Howard | Casting |
| Art | Jim Morahan | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Haffenden | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alex Garfath | Makeup Artist |
