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The Thorn Birds: Full Cast & Crew 1983 Drama/Romance
Richard Chamberlain stars as a priest forced to make a choice between his feelings and his ambitions in this sweeping adaptation of Colleen McCullough's novel. Set in the early 1900s on a sheep station in the Australian outback, the 1983 miniseries follows members of the Cleary family, whose move to the sheep station leads to a pivotal relationship between young Meggie Cleary and Father Ralph. When the attraction between Meggie and Father Ralph becomes obvious, Meggie's wealthy aunt forces Father Ralph to choose between Meggie and his ambition to rise within the Catholic Church. Though he chooses the church, as decades pass he continues to be drawn back to Meggie, with sometimes disastrous consequences. TV-14 Air Date: Mar 27, 1983 See TV Series Details

Cast & Crew

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Richard Chamberlain Father Ralph de Bricassart Actor Rachel Ward Meggie Cleary Actor Barbara Stanwyck Mary Carson Actor Christopher Plummer Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese Actor Jean Simmons Fiona "Fee" Cleary Actor Richard Kiley Paddy Cleary Actor Ken Howard Rainer Hartheim Actor Piper Laurie Anne Mueller Actor Earl Holliman Luddie Mueller Actor Mare Winningham Justine O'Neill Actor Bryan Brown Luke O'Neill Actor Philip Anglim Dane O'Neill Actor John Friedrich Frank Cleary Actor Stephen W. Burns Jack Cleary Actor Brett Cullen Bob Cleary Actor Daryl Duke Director Colleen McCullough Writer Carmen Culver Writer Lee Stanley Writer