The Thorn Birds (miniseries)
1983 television mini-series directed by Daryl Duke
The Thorn Birds is an American 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.
| The Thorn Birds | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Written by | Carmen Culver Lee Stanley Colleen McCullough (novel) |
| Directed by | Daryl Duke |
| Starring | Richard Chamberlain Rachel Ward Barbara Stanwyck Christopher Plummer Jean Simmons Bryan Brown Philip Anglim Richard Kiley Piper Laurie |
| Theme music composer | Henry Mancini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Edward Lewis David L. Wolper |
| Producers | Stan Margulies Lee Stanley (co-producer) Swifty Lazar (associate producer) |
| Production locations | William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Big Sky Ranch Kaua'i Los Angeles City Hall Warner Brothers Burbank Studios |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Editors | Robert F. Shugrue David Saxon Carroll Timothy O'Meara |
| Running time | 467 minutes |
| Production companies | David Wolper-Stan Margulies Productions Edward Lewis Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 27-30, 1983 |
Other websites
change- Encyclopedia of Television Archived 2013-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- The Thorn Birds on IMDb
