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The Thorn Birds: With Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown. In the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire.
- (10K)
- 1983-03-27
- Drama, Romance
- 122
The Thorn Birds is a TV adaptation of Colleen McCullough's novel about the forbidden love between a priest and a rancher's daughter in Australia. The miniseries starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck and others, and was a huge ratings success and Emmy winner.
- Drama Romance
With an all-star cast, this epic drama set against the sweeping backdrop of the Australian outback tells of the taboo desires between a beautiful woman and an ambitious priest. Spanning five decades, the seductive saga is based on Colleen McCullough’s bestselling novel. 6,518. IMDb 7.9 1983 4 episodes 13+. Drama • Romance.
- 146 min
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The Thorn Birds is a 1983 drama miniseries based on Colleen McCullough's novel, starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward. It follows the forbidden love between a priest and a rancher's daughter in the Australian Outback.
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