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A drama romance about a forbidden love between a priest and a ranch owner's niece in the Australian Outback. Starring Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer and Barbara Stanwyck, it won 6 Primetime Emmys and has 7.9/10 rating on IMDb.
- (9.8K)
- 1983-03-27
- Drama, Romance
- 460
Winner of six Emmys®, four Golden Globes and countless nominations, The Thorn Birds is the second-highest-rated miniseries ever. 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.
- 146 min
The Thorn Birds is an American television miniseries broadcast on ABC from March 27 to 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Piper Laurie, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham and Philip Anglim.
- 4
- ABC
- March 27 –, March 30, 1983
- Henry Mancini
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda—a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland—the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans 1915 to 1969. The novel is the best-selling book in Australian history, and has sold over 33 million copies ...
- April 1977
- Harper & Row
The Thorn Birds is a 1983 miniseries based on Colleen McCullough's bestseller about forbidden love in the Australian outback. Find out how to watch it online, see the cast and crew, and browse other popular movies on TV Guide.
How far are they willing to go in the name of love? This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart.
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Directed by: Daryl Duke. Watch The Thorn Birds Free Online | Over 100 million people watched this riveting drama miniseries about a priest in a forbidden romance with a rich woman’s beautiful relative, Meggie.
