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The Shiralee

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An Australian laborer (Peter Finch) drifts from job to job with his little girl (Dana Wilson), snatched from his ex-wife (Elizabeth Sellars).

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/09/2003
C+
Pleasant enough viewing. Go to Full Review
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04/29/2016 another look at life 'down under' See more 01/07/2015 Saw the 1957 version with Peter Finch and Sid James.... Finch comes home to find his wife having fun and games with another man so takes his daughter on a road trip and he ducks and dives but finds his relationship with daughter blossom. See more 07/24/2010 The Shiralee is a wonderful movie. I love it. See more 02/18/2008 Great Ozzie movie. It would have been better with Chips Raftery as Jim Macauley instead of Peter Finch. See more 12/10/2007 Australian/british classic story about a man who cant stand living the grind of big city Sydney He goes on the road with his Shiralee (burden). The child is a great actor, the support cast are mostly experienced British actors yet do justice to the portrayal of our culture in the fifties and early sixties. Peter Finch is a hundred times the actor that Bryan Brown ever was. A genuine Classic. Good for kids as well. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An Australian laborer (Peter Finch) drifts from job to job with his little girl (Dana Wilson), snatched from his ex-wife (Elizabeth Sellars).
Director
Leslie Norman
Producer
Michael Balcon
Screenwriter
Neil Paterson, Leslie Norman
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Runtime
1h 39m