The Shiralee
The Shiralee

The Shiralee

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1957
1h 39m
4.8(15 votes)
Drama

Overview

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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Ealing Studios

Cast & Crew

35 members
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Peter Finch

Macauley

Peter Finch
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Dana Wilson

Buster

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Elizabeth Sellars

Marge

Elizabeth Sellars
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George Rose

Donny

George Rose
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Rosemary Harris

Lily Parker

Rosemary Harris
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Russell Napier

Parker

Russell Napier
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Niall MacGinnis

Beauty Kelly

Niall MacGinnis
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Tessie O'Shea

Bella

Tessie O'Shea
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Sidney James

Luke

Sidney James
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Charles Tingwell

Jim Muldoon

Charles Tingwell
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Reg Lye

Desmond

Reg Lye
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Barbara Archer

Shop Girl

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Alec Mango

Papadoulos

Alec Mango
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John Phillips

Doctor

John Phillips
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Bruce Beeby

Macauley's Solicitor

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Lloyd Berrell

Slipery

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John Cazabon

Charlie the Butcher

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Mark Daly

Sam

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Ed Devereaux

Christy

Ed Devereaux
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Bettina Dickson

Nurse

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Guy Doleman

Son O'Neill

Guy Doleman
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Gordon Glenwright

Pete

Gordon Glenwright
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Fred Goddard

O'Hara's Assistant

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Clifford Hunter

Stan

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Frank Leighton

Fred

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Betty McDowall

Girl at Parkers

Betty McDowall
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Henry Murdoch

Sam

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Frank Raynor

Store Keeper

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Lou Vernon

Goon

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David Williams

Goon

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Chin Yu

Half-Caste Girl

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Liz Fraser

Chambermaid (uncredited)

Liz Fraser
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Bill Kerr

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Bill Kerr
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Nigel Lovell

O'Hara

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Bill Hunter

Extra (uncredited)

Bill Hunter

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