VHS : The Thorn Birds - The Complete Miniseries
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starring: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Jean Simmonsdirected by: Daryl Duke
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302150629
Format: Box set, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6302150620
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: September 26, 1995
Running Time: 477 minutes
Sales Rank: 187
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1983
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
The second most-watched miniseries (after Roots) of all time, The Thorn Birds was originally broadcast in 1983 and captivated viewers with its story of a lifelong conflict between the spirit and the flesh. Adapted from the bestselling novel by Colleen McCullough, the production stars Richard Chamberlain as a Catholic priest named Ralph de Bricassart, whose life in Australia between 1920 and 1962 is one long torment as he pines for his lover, Meggie Carson (Rachel Ward), while seeking advancement in his clergyman career. The passion and the guilt make for compelling drama, but a stellar cast of supporting players adds muscle to the proceedings: Barbara Stanwyck (who won an Emmy for her work as Meggie's tough grandmother), Jean Simmons, Richard Kiley, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, and Mare Winningham. Chamberlain, who was something of the king of the miniseries form at the time, is very good in the lead, as is the often-underrated Ward. Their affair is indeed irresistible to watch, which proves to be true, too, of the story's thick weave of church politics, forbidden desire, social change over decades, and family secrets. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellent no matter what version its in (The first one,anyway)
I bought the video version years ago. I remember when The Thorn Birds first aired on broadcast TV. It was of such good quality. I thought the acting was excellent. I saw it multiple times on TV, and then bought the video when it first came out and was very expensive. I still cry when I watch it. It continues to be hard for me emotionally to get through it, but I watch it at least once a year. But I have to get the DVD, because the video is going the way of the dinosaur...
Rating: - Excellent series
This is the best serie I have ever seen, I cried a lot. Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward are the best actors
Rating:  - Those female stars - mmmmmm:-)))
Back in 1984 I was 16 and this miniseries was the new "Gone With The Wind" all over the world. Even then I was speechless by the magnificent performance of Jean Simmons as Fee....
Seeing it again now, I must say that this is a glossy soap opera and some lines have dated badly. Back in 1983 I felt the same....
But now I feel a disturbance over the relationship father Ralph has with young Meggie("Why do you fill the gap God can`t fill???").... Stories of frolecking catholic ... Read More
Rating: - follows the book well
The DVD was in excellent condition and arrived promptly. I enjoyed it and it followed the book very well.
Rating: - would have been 5 stars
I love The Thorn Birds and was really excited to get this DVD, but was disappointed that it IS edited. It is not the complete miniseries as shown on tv, there are small parts left out that I missed watching.
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