The River Kings is a 1991 Australian mini series based on the novels The River Kings (1966) and Conquest of the River (1970) by Max Fatchen. It had a budget of $3.5 million.[1] The paddle vessel PV Amphibious starred in the series as the Lazy Jane.[2]

Plot

During the 1921 Mallee drought, sixteen-year-old Shawn Hoffner leaves behind farm life to find work to support his family. He finds work on a River Murray steamboat.

Home media

The series has been published in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on DVD: format 4:3; total running time 191 minutes.

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p228
  2. ^ Plowman, Peter (2005). Murray Darling Paddleboats. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 6. ISBN 1877058378.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_Kings
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