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The Shiralee

1957, Movie, NR, 99 mins

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"Shiralee" is an Australian Aborigine word which means a burden. Finch plays an Australian laborer who drifts around the country looking for work. After a few years he returns to his wife, Sellars, only to find her living with another man. He takes Wilson, their five-year-old daughter, away from this atmosphere and she becomes Finch's shiralee. He is unable to relate to the girl and to give her the love and affection she needs, but still the child prefers to be with her fath... read more leave a comment
Year: 1957
Rated NR

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Cast
Peter Finch: Jim Macauley
Elizabeth Sellars: Marge Macauley
Dana Wilson: Buster Macauley
Rosemary Harris: Lily Parker
Tessie O'Shea: Bella
Sidney James: Luke

 

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