The Thorn Birds
USA / Australia,
1983, 2 h 17 min
Directed by:
Daryl DukeScreenplay:
Carmen CulverCinematography:
Bill ButlerComposer:
Henry ManciniCast:
Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Stephanie Faracy, Barry Corbin, John de Lancie, Brett Cullen, Ken Howard, Piper Laurie, Mare Winningham, Lucinda Dooling (more)Cast
![Richard Chamberlain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/379/161379609_c08aff.jpg)
Richard Chamberlain
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![Rachel Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/304/159304838_efc2ed.jpg)
Rachel Ward
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The Thorn Birds (1983) (series)
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![Christopher Plummer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437896_ada33d.jpg)
Christopher Plummer
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![Bryan Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/350/159350756_b9750e.jpg)
Bryan Brown
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![Stephanie Faracy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156400_b29340.jpg)
Stephanie Faracy
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![Barry Corbin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271676_f0259f.jpg)
Barry Corbin
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![John de Lancie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/095/166095276_eb4653.jpg)
John de Lancie
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![Brett Cullen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/883/163883238_381987.jpg)
Brett Cullen
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![Ken Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/585/160585883_dbf1c2.jpg)
Ken Howard
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![Piper Laurie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/083/855/83855251_83927a.jpg)
Piper Laurie
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![Mare Winningham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/224/164224202_24f3ea.jpg)
Mare Winningham
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![Lucinda Dooling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/771/161771261_b58ac1.jpg)
Lucinda Dooling
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![Earl Holliman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407774_275198.jpg)
Earl Holliman
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![Chard Hayward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364316_cf81b9.jpg)
Chard Hayward
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![Allyn Ann McLerie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000158_f29576.gif)
Allyn Ann McLerie
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![Philip Anglim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/852/160852477_2bfbca.jpg)
Philip Anglim
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Aspa Nakapoulou
Best series:
The Thorn Birds (1983) (series)