The Thorn Birds

Based On the book by Colleen McCullough

The Thorn Birds is an American romantic drama television miniseries, broadcast on ABC from March 27 to 30, 1983. It starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Piper Laurie, Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham and Philip Anglim. It was directed by Daryl Duke and based on the best-selling 1977 novel of the same name by Colleen McCullough. The series was enormously successful, being the second most widely watched television miniseries in history at the time, behind Roots.

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Release date:

1983

Director:

Daryl Duke

Cast:

Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Jean Simmons

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1983 in adaptations