The Shiralee
1957An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.
Acted in
Peter Finch
as Macauley
Dana Wilson
as Buster
Elizabeth Sellars
as Marge
George Rose
as Donny
Rosemary Harris
as Lily Parker
Russell Napier
as Parker
Niall MacGinnis
as Beauty Kelly
Tessie O'Shea
as Bella
Sid James
as Luke
Charles Tingwell
as Jim Muldoon
Reg Lye
as Desmond
Barbara Archer
as Shop Girl
Alec Mango
as Papadoulos
John Phillips
as Doctor
Bruce Beeby
as Macauley's Solicitor
Lloyd Berrell
as Slipery
John Cazabon
as Charlie the Butcher
Mark Daly
as Sam
Ed Devereaux
as Christy
Bettina Dickson
as Nurse
Guy Doleman
as Son O'Neill
Gordon Glenwright
as Pete
Fred Goddard
as O'Hara's Assistant
Clifford Hunter
as Stan
Frank Leighton
as Fred
Betty McDowall
as Girl at Parkers
Henry Murdoch
as Sam
Frank Raynor
as Store Keeper
Lou Vernon
as Goon
David Williams
as Goon
Chin Yu
as Half-Caste Girl
Liz Fraser
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
Bill Kerr
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Nigel Lovell
as O'Hara
Bill Hunter
as Extra (uncredited)