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Dominican Rep. The Shiralee
- Original title
- The Shiralee
- Year
- 1957
- Running time
- 99 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Peter Finch- Dana Wilson
Elizabeth Sellars
George Rose
Rosemary Harris
Russell Napier
Niall MacGinnis- Tessie O'Shea
Sid James
Charles Tingwell
Reg Lye- Barbara Archer
Alec Mango
John Phillips- Bruce Beeby
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- Music
- Cinematography
Paul Beeson (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Small Town Life (Non-North American)
- Synopsis
- An itinerant rural worker named Macauley —sometimes described as a “swagman” or “swaggie”—suddenly finds himself taking responsibility for his child. Having returned from “walkabout”, he finds his wife entwined in the arms of another, and so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. The child is the “shiralee”, an Irish or Aboriginal word meaning "swag", or metaphorically, a “burden”.
- Awards
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1957: BAFTA Awards: 2 Nominations: Best Movie and Best British Film
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