| Description |
3 videodiscs (487 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Special features: Commemorative documentary : "The Thorn birds : old friends, new stories." |
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Based on the novel by Colleen McCullough. |
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Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1983. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Episodes 1 & 2 -- disc 2. Episodes 3 & 4 -- disc 3. Special features. |
| Credits |
Music, Henry Mancini ; editors, C. Timothy O'Meara, Robert F. Shugrue, David Saxon ; director of photography, Bill Butler ; production design, Robert MacKichan. |
| Cast |
Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Jean Simmons, Ken Howard, Mare Winningham, Piper Laurie, Richard Kiley, Earl Holliman, Bryan Brown, Philip Anglim, Christopher Plummer, Barbara Stanwyck. |
| Summary |
The epic story of a priest torn between God and human passion and a beautiful girl desiring only what she cannot have, spanning five decades of ambition, fear, longing and revenge, and set against the vast horizons of Australia's Outback. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby digital mono.; dual-layer format. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards |
Emmy Awards, 1983: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special (Barbara Stanwyck); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special (Richard Kiley); Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special (Jean Simmons); Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special; Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special; Outstanding Achievement in Makeup (Del Acevedo). |
| Subject |
DVD-Video discs.
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Catholics -- Drama.
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Priests -- Australia -- Drama.
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Priests -- Sexual behavior -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Australia -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Television adaptations.
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Fiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Ward, Rachel, 1957-
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Chamberlain, Richard, 1935-
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Plummer, Christopher, 1929-2021.
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010.
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Kiley, Richard, 1922-1999.
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Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990.
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Mancini, Henry, 1924-1994.
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Margulies, Stan.
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Duke, Daryl.
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McCullough, Colleen, 1937-2015.
Thorn birds.
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Edward Lewis Productions, Inc.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780780683204 |
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078068320X |
| Standard No. |
883929206643 |
| Music No. |
2000046205 - 2000046027 Warner Home Video (discs) |
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3000033903 Warner Home Video (container) |
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