The Shiralee

– Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of b..

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TVSeries
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
3 Hours
Release Year:
1987
The Shiralee (1987)

Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in Adelaide makes him face up to what she believes are his responsibilities, neither he nor his daughter are ready for each other. But in the beginning he's all she's got, and at the end, she's all he's got.

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English

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Main Actors:

Bryan Brown, Noni Hazlehurst, Rebecca Smart, Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Plot:

Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in Adelaide makes him face up to what she believes are his responsibilities, neither he nor his daughter are ready for each other. But in the beginning he's all she's got, and at the end, she's all he's got.

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10