The River Kings
Appearance
The River Kings | |
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Genre | mini-series |
Written by | Rob George |
Directed by | Donald Crombie |
Starring | Tamblyn Lord David Bradshaw Bill Kerr |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Producer | Rob George |
Running time | 4 x 1 hour |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 10 November 1 December 1991 | –
The River Kings is a 1991 Australian mini series based on the novels The River Kings (1966) and Conquest of the River (1970) by Max Fatchen. It had a budget of $3.5 million.[1] The paddle vessel PV Amphibious starred in the series as the Lazy Jane.[2]
Plot
[edit]During the 1921 Mallee drought, sixteen-year-old Shawn Hoffner leaves behind farm life to find work to support his family. He finds work on a River Murray steamboat.
Home media
[edit]The series has been published in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on DVD: format 4:3; total running time 191 minutes.
References
[edit]- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p228
- ^ Plowman, Peter (2005). Murray Darling Paddleboats. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 6. ISBN 1877058378.
External links
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