Characters & Themes
The Shiralee (1957) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1957 · 99 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Leslie Norman
- Starring
- Peter Finch, Tessie O'Shea, Guy Doleman, Elizabeth Sellars, Niall MacGinnis, Bill Hunter
After discovering his wife cheating, an itinerant Australian swagman leaves her and sets out with his young daughter, Buster. Together they wander from town to town and across isolated farms, confronting hardship and solitude while gradually building a deeper understanding and a stronger bond between father and child.
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