A Place to Call Home
Brief Synopsis
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A movie based on a true story, about a Houston housewife who moves with her eleven children from urban America to a remote Australian sheep ranch. Liz and Sam Gavin, parents of 13 children, both their own and adopted, become concerned with all the negative facets of big-city America, and decide to r
Cast & Crew
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Russ Mayberry
Director
Linda Lavin
Liz Gavin
Lane Smith
Sam Gavin
Lori Loughlin
Jenny Gavin
Robert Macnaughton
Michael Gavin
Paul Cronin
Bob Jakes
Film Details
Also Known As
Place to Call Home
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Location
Broken Hill, Australia; Mildura, Australia; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A movie based on a true story, about a Houston housewife who moves with her eleven children from urban America to a remote Australian sheep ranch. Liz and Sam Gavin, parents of 13 children, both their own and adopted, become concerned with all the negative facets of big-city America, and decide to relocate to Australia. Leaving behind in the States two of their children who are in college, Liz takes the rest of their family to their new home.
However, business commitments keep Sam temporarily held up in Houston, and Liz finds herself having to face problems both with the ranch, and with her children, by herself.
Director
Russ Mayberry
Director
Cast
Linda Lavin
Liz Gavin
Lane Smith
Sam Gavin
Lori Loughlin
Jenny Gavin
Robert Macnaughton
Michael Gavin
Paul Cronin
Bob Jakes
Maggie Fitzgibbon
Alva
Skye Bassett
Sharon Gavin
Patricia Patts
Sarah Gavin
Ricardo Alzaga
Matt Gavin
Philip J Amelio
Patrick Gavin
Bessie Anne Collins
Bridget Gavin
Kenny Harrison
Owen Gavin
Michael Bird
John Gavin
Tamsin West
Jane Gavin
Fiona Walshe
Jean Gavin
Mervyn Drake
Father O'Leary
Nancy Black
Joan Morgan
Lawrence Mah
Wool Buyer
Craig Reardon
George Gavin
Bruce Knappet
1st Shearer
Jim Ewing
2nd Shearer
Philip Amelio
Crew
Lloyd Carrick
Sound Mixer
Virginia L Carter
Executive Producer
Corky Ehlers
Editor
Rochelle Ford
Hair
Ron Hagen
Director Of Photography
Fred Karlin
Music
Michael Lake
Producer
Linda Lavin
Executive Producer
Marty Litke
Executive Producer
Ross Matthews
Producer
Margot Mccartney
Wardrobe
Sally Shepherd
Art Director
Carol Sobieski
From Story
Carol Sobieski
Screenwriter
Jeri Taylor
Screenwriter
Jeri Taylor
Supervising Producer
Leanne White
Makeup
Film Details
Also Known As
Place to Call Home
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
CBS Entertainment
Location
Broken Hill, Australia; Mildura, Australia; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 7, 1987
