Directed by:
Kevin James DobsonScreenplay:
David StevensCinematography:
Ross BerrymanCast:
Richard Chamberlain, Amanda Donohoe, Julia Blake, Michael Caton, Maximilian Schell, Phillip Hinton, Olivia Burnette, Jack Thompson, Robert Taylor (more)Plots(1)
What happened to Father Ralph de Bricassart and Meggie Cleary during the mystery years not covered in the original 1983 hit miniseries? The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years provides the spellbinding answer.
Richard Chamberlain returns as de Bricassart in this riveting companion to The Thorn Birds, based on Colleen McCullough's bestseller. During World War II, de Bricassart heroically rescues refugees in Rome, then is sent by the Vatican to the sprawling Australian sheep ranch he thought he had left behind forever. A reunion with Meggie (Amanda Donohoe) leads to new temptations and a profound crises: Meggie may lose custody of the beloved son conceived during the season of forbidden love they shared years earlier.
(official distributor synopsis)
Soundtracks
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
Original Television Soundtrack
Label: Varèse Sarabande
Year: 1995
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:11:31
1. | Theme From Thorn Birds | Henry Mancini | 01:53 |
2. | Main Title / Rome 1943 | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 02:59 |
3. | Riding To Drogheda | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 04:47 |
4. | The Rose | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 02:16 |
5. | Jack's Letter | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:50 |
6. | Luke Comes Back | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 02:06 |
7. | The Envelope | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:18 |
8. | The Prayers / Hiding The Jews | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 03:11 |
9. | On The Farm | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:21 |
10. | Luke And Meggie | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:31 |
11. | Ralph Arrives | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:35 |
12. | Back To Drogheda | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:54 |
13. | I'm Pregnant | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:58 |
14. | I Keep Meggie | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:18 |
15. | Dane's Billabong | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:57 |
16. | Always Have Been | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:51 |
17. | Mary Carson Knew | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:17 |
18. | God's Revenge | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:36 |
19. | Luke Takes Dane | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 02:08 |
20. | Ralph Consoles Meg | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:35 |
21. | I Lied To Him | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:50 |
22. | Meg And Justine | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:36 |
23. | Damn You! | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:51 |
24. | Give Him To Luke | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 03:44 |
25. | Jack Comes Home | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:09 |
26. | Bad News | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:59 |
27. | I Had To See You | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:38 |
28. | Frank's Photo | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:44 |
29. | The Riders | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 03:34 |
30. | Meggie's Theme | Henry Mancini | 01:30 |
31. | Dane Washed Away | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:34 |
32. | Luke Saves Dane | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:37 |
33. | Pentridge Jail | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:40 |
34. | Last Rites | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:05 |
35. | I'm Yours | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:54 |
36. | Can't You Guess? | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:29 |
37. | The Boy Is Mine | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:18 |
38. | Homecoming | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 01:19 |
39. | Back To Rome | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 03:46 |
40. | Goodbye | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 03:00 |
41. | Ralph And Meggie | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 03:01 |
42. | End Title | Laurie Stone, Garry McDonald | 00:52 |