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Release Year1987
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes4
DirectorRuss Mayberry
WritersCarol Sobieski
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Place to Call Home
About A Place to Call Home
Sam Gavin decides to relocate his family from Houston, Texas to a sheep station in Australia to protect his eleven children from the "destructive influences" of modern American society. Because of business obligations, he fails to join them and, more or less, abandons his wife, Liz, to the hardships of her new surroundings. Mother and children are determined to make a go of it.
Directed by Russ Mayberry, A Place to Call Home leans on a strong ensemble — Linda Lavin, Lane Smith, Lori Loughlin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1987.
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