The Thorn Birds (1983) Cast & Crew

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Created by Lee Stanley, Carmen Culver.

Cast

• Richard Chamberlain as Ralph de Bricassart
• Rachel Ward as Meggie Cleary
• Christopher Plummer as Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese
• Bryan Brown as Luke O'Neill
• Brett Cullen as Bob Cleary
• Stephanie Faracy as Judy
• Barry Corbin as Pete
• John de Lancie as Alastair MacQueen
• Barbara Stanwyck as Mary Carson
• Jean Simmons as Fiona Fee Cleary
• Richard Kiley as Paddy Cleary
• Piper Laurie as Anne Mueller
• Earl Holliman as Ludie Mueller
• Mare Winningham as Justine ONeill
• Philip Anglim as Dane ONeill
• Ken Howard as Rainer Hartheim
• Allyn Ann McLerie as Mrs. Smith

Crew

• Stan Margulies — Producer
• Henry Mancini — Original Music Composer
• Wilmer Butler — Director of Photography
• Colleen McCullough — Novel
• Lee Stanley — Writer

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