VHS : Kings In Grass Castles
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starring: David Ngoombujarra, Stephen Dillane, Max Cullen, Ernie Dingo, Alan Cinisdirected by: John Woods (II)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780779200634
Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0779200632
Label: Bfs Entertainment
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Bfs Entertainment
Release Date: January 02, 2001
Running Time: 200 minutes
Sales Rank: 42875
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
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Rating: - "How the Australian West Was Won"
Television, which can be so awful, can also be magnificent, breathtaking, and memorable. "Far Pavilians" is such a work of television art. So is "Kings in Grass Castles," a brilliantly well-acted, stunningly photographed study of the westward movement of white settlers into the aboriginal lands in the 19th century. All the main characters are a marvelously charismatic lot of Irish peasants who brought their wits and charm to the new lands. The dynamics of the native population in conflict with the ... Read More
Rating: - As powerful as "Roots"; a must-see film
This little-known, beautifully filmed drama introduces us to the real-life Durack family, who as poor farmers living in early nineteenth century Ireland, fled their homeland to seek a better life in Australia. The story tells of the hardships the Irish people faced living under British rule, and how they willingly gave up their freedom to become indentured servants in the new land in the hopes of finding a better life.
Although thousands of miles away in the new land, the Duracks found ... Read More
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