The Shiralee

The Shiralee (1957)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1957-07-11
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ealing Studios
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Leslie Norman
star 5.4/10
From 13 Ratings
6.7

Summary

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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  • Peter Finch

    as Macauley
  • Dana Wilson

    as Buster
  • Elizabeth Sellars

    as Marge
  • George Rose

    as Donny
  • Rosemary Harris

    as Lily Parker
  • Russell Napier

    as Parker
  • Niall MacGinnis

    as Beauty Kelly
  • Tessie O'Shea

    as Bella
  • Sid James

    as Luke
  • Charles Tingwell

    as Jim Muldoon
  • Reg Lye

    as Desmond
  • Barbara Archer

    as Shop Girl
  • Alec Mango

    as Papadoulos
  • John Phillips

    as Doctor
  • Bruce Beeby

    as Macauley's Solicitor
  • Lloyd Berrell

    as Slipery
  • John Cazabon

    as Charlie the Butcher
  • Mark Daly

    as Sam
  • Ed Devereaux

    as Christy
  • Bettina Dickson

    as Nurse
  • Guy Doleman

    as Son O'Neill
  • Gordon Glenwright

    as Pete
  • Fred Goddard

    as O'Hara's Assistant
  • Clifford Hunter

    as Stan
  • Frank Leighton

    as Fred
  • Betty McDowall

    as Girl at Parkers
  • Henry Murdoch

    as Sam
  • Frank Raynor

    as Store Keeper
  • Lou Vernon

    as Goon
  • David Williams

    as Goon
  • Chin Yu

    as Half-Caste Girl
  • Liz Fraser

    as Chambermaid (uncredited)
  • Bill Kerr

    as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
  • Nigel Lovell

    as O'Hara
  • Bill Hunter

    as Extra (uncredited)
Directing Leslie Norman Director
Production Michael Balcon Producer
Writing Leslie Norman Screenplay
Writing D'Arcy Niland Novel
Camera Kenneth J. Withers Focus Puller
Camera Hugh Davey Clapper Loader
Camera Roy Gough Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Harry Frampton Makeup Artist
Production Jack Rix Associate Producer
Production Irene Howard Casting
Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Haffenden Costume Design
Writing Neil Paterson Screenplay
Sound John Addison Music
Art Jim Morahan Art Direction
Crew Paul Beeson Cinematography
Editing Gordon Stone Editor
Costume & Make-Up Alex Garfath Makeup Artist

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