Cast & crew
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Directed by Daryl Duke Written by Carmen Culver, Lee Stanley, Colleen McCullough
Cast
| Rachel Ward | Cleary |
| Christopher Plummer | Vittorio |
| Richard Chamberlain | Ralph |
| Bryan Brown | O'Neill |
| Brett Cullen | Cleary |
| Stephanie Faracy | Judy Danvers |
| Barry Corbin | Pete Hogwallop |
| John de Lancie | MacQueen |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Meta Carson |
| Piper Laurie | Mueller |
| Earl Holliman | Mueller |
| Philip Anglim | Dane |
| Richard Kiley | Cleary |
| Chard Hayward | Swenson |
| John Friedrich | Cleary |
| Ken Howard | Rainer |
| Mare Winningham | O'Neill |
| Sydney Penny | Cleary |
| Rance Howard | Goldie Wilson |
| Jean Simmons | Cleary |
| Richard Chamberlain | Ralph de Bricassart |
| Rachel Ward | Meggie Cleary |
| Bryan Brown | Luke O'Neill |
| Brett Cullen | Bob Cleary |
| Stephanie Faracy | Judy |
| Barry Corbin | Pete |
| John de Lancie | Alastair MacQueen |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Mary Carson |
| Jean Simmons | Fiona Fee Cleary |
| Christopher Plummer | Archbishop Vittorio Contini-Verchese |
| Philip Anglim | Dane ONeill |
| Richard Kiley | Paddy Cleary |
| Earl Holliman | Ludie Mueller |
| Mare Winningham | Justine ONeill |
| Ken Howard | Rainer Hartheim |
| Allyn Ann McLerie | Mrs. Smith |
| Piper Laurie | Anne Mueller |
Crew
| David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Edward Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Robert MacKichan | Production Design |
| Travilla | Costume Design |
| Stan Margulies | Producer |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Victor E. Petrotta Sr. | Property Master |
| Ray Pedler | Scenic Artist |
| Marina Hart | Hairstylist |
| Robert F. Shugrue | Editor |
| Henry Kline | Unit Production Manager |
| Lee Stanley | Co-Producer |
| Lee Crawford | Hairstylist |
| Sharleen Rassi | Hairstylist |
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | Editor |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Toni Howard | Casting |
| Robert MacKichan | Art Direction |
| Del Acevedo | Makeup Artist |
| David Saxon | Editor |
| Daryl Duke | Director |
| Carmen Culver | Writer |
| Lee Stanley | Writer |
| Colleen McCullough | Writer |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
| Edward Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Lee Stanley | Co-Producer |
| Stan Margulies | Producer |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Robert MacKichan | Production Design |
| Robert MacKichan | Art Direction |
| Travilla | Costume Design |
| Toni Howard | Casting |
| Carroll Timothy O'Meara | Editor |
| Robert F. Shugrue | Editor |
| David Saxon | Editor |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Henry Kline | Unit Production Manager |
| Victor E. Petrotta Sr. | Property Master |
| Ray Pedler | Scenic Artist |
| Del Acevedo | Makeup Artist |
| Lee Crawford | Hairstylist |
| Marina Hart | Hairstylist |
| Sharleen Rassi | Hairstylist |
| Colleen McCullough | Novel |
| Lee Stanley | Writer |