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The Alien Years is a film of genre Drama with Victoria Longley

The Alien Years (1988)

The Alien Years
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Length 1h
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating67% 3.3763053.3763053.3763053.3763053.376305

The Alien Years is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 19 April 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John Hargreaves, Christoph Waltz. Yeldham later adapted his screenplay into a novel of the same name.



^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p171

^ Biography: Christoph Waltz Sky Movies. Retrieved on 5 June 2011

^ An Interview with Peter Yeldham Memorable TV. Retrieved on 5 June 2011

Synopsis

Elizabeth Paterson (Longley) is the daughter of an important figure in the Australian government. She falls for and ultimately marries Stefan (Waltz), a German national. They move to South Australia to run a vineyard but their peace is disturbed by the outbreak of the First World War. The government orders that all German nationals living in Australia must be imprisoned.

Actors

Victoria Longley

(Elizabeth Parson)Christoph Waltz

(Stefan Mueller)John Hargreaves

(William)Nick Tate

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