The River Kings

The River Kings
Genre mini-series
Written by Rob George
Directed by Donald Crombie
Starring Tamblyn Lord
David Bradshaw
Bill Kerr
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 4
Production
Producer(s) Rob George
Running time 4 x 1 hour
Release
Original network ABC
Original release 10 November 1991

The River Kings is a 1991 Australian mini series based on the novels The River Kings and Conquest of the River by Max Fatchen. It had a budget of $3.5 million.[1]

Plot

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 Murray River steamboat.

References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p228


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