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Kings in Grass Castles

AUSTRALIA/IRELAND CO-PRODUCTION
Year of completion
1998
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
MiniSeries
Genre
Drama, Family
Duration
2 x 98 minute episodes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

When Patrick Durack left Western Ireland for Australia in 1853 he was to found a dynasty of pioneers and build an empire of cattle-land across great stretches of Australia. His grand-daughter, Mary Durack, with a profound sense of family history, recreated the saga of the Duracks in her bestseller, KINGS IN GRASS CASTLES.
Completion Year
1998
Genres
Drama, Family
Format
MiniSeries
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Executive Producer

Paul Barron, Joan Peters, Madeleine Warburg

Producer

Paul Barron, Irene Dobson, Jan Tyrrell

Editor

Paul Garrick

Writer

Tony Morphett

Director

John Woods

Cast

Stephen Dillane, Ernie Dingo, James Fox, Maggie Steed, Susan Lynch, Essie Davis, Max Cullen, Fionnula Flanagan, Des McAleer, Wayne Scott, Scott Kermond, David Ngoombujarra

Awards

1998 — Australian Screen Sound Guild

1998 — Australian Film Institute

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