The Thorn Birds - The Complete Miniseries

The Thorn Birds - The Complete Miniseries
by Daryl Duke

The Thorn Birds - The Complete Miniseries
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Actor: Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Jean Simmons, Rachel Ward, Richard Chamberlain
Director: Daryl Duke
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Box set, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 477 minutes
Release Date: 1995-09-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Movie Review: great
Summary: 4 Stars

I first saw this series when I was a child and found it to be wonderful. It still stands as a terrific miniseries, even if it is melodramatic. Ward is radiant, Chamberlain is excellent, Stanwyck and Simmons are remarkable. Incredibly tragic and romantic.

Summary of The Thorn Birds - The Complete Miniseries

The second most-watched miniseries (after Roots) of all time, The Thorn Birds was originally broadcast in 1983 and captivated viewers with its story of a lifelong conflict between the spirit and the flesh. Adapted from the bestselling novel by Colleen McCullough, the production stars Richard Chamberlain as a Catholic priest named Ralph de Bricassart, whose life in Australia between 1920 and 1962 is one long torment as he pines for his lover, Meggie Carson (Rachel Ward), while seeking advancement in his clergyman career. The passion and the guilt make for compelling drama, but a stellar cast of supporting players adds muscle to the proceedings: Barbara Stanwyck (who won an Emmy for her work as Meggie's tough grandmother), Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, and Mare Winningham. Chamberlain, who was something of the king of the miniseries form at the time, is very good in the lead, as is the often-underrated Ward. Their affair is indeed irresistible to watch, which proves to be true, too, of the story's thick weave of church politics, forbidden desire, social change over decades, and family secrets. --Tom Keogh

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