Manions of America
Manions of America | |
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Created by | Agnes Nixon |
Screenplay by | Rosemary Anne Sisson |
Story by | Agnes Nixon and Rosemary Anne Sisson |
Directed by | Joseph Sargent Charles S. Dubin |
Starring | Pierce Brosnan Kate Mulgrew Steve Forrest |
Composer | Morton Stevens |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Roger Gimbel Tony Converse |
Cinematography | Hector Figuera |
Editor | Michael Brown |
Running time | 4h50m |
Production companies | Roger Gimbel Productions EMI Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 30 (1981-09-30) – October 2, 1981 (1981-10-02) |
The Manions of America is a miniseries for American television made in 1981, which was broadcast over six hours, with commercials (its full length, without commercials, was 284 minutes). The subject of the series were Irish immigrants to the United States during the Great Famine of the mid-19th century. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and created by Agnes Nixon, creator of the now-defunct All My Children, a hit daytime TV soap opera that aired on the ABC television network for over 40 years. British dramatist Rosemary Anne Sisson joined Nixon as co-writer.
Manions was the first American role for actor Pierce Brosnan and co-starred Kate Mulgrew, David Soul, Linda Purl, and young up-and-comer Martin O'Neill (who played a kid with a tin whistle). Actor Steve Forrest (younger brother of 1940s movie star Dana Andrews) played a Philadelphia powder mill owner called Kent and uncle of Kate Mulgrew's character Rachel, who begrudgingly hires Rachel's lover and future husband played by Pierce Brosnan.
Plot
Cast
- Kathleen Beller as Maureen O'Brian
- Pierce Brosnan as Rory O'Manion
- Steve Forrest as James Kent
- Peter Gilmore as Jim O'Brien
- Linda Purl as Deirdre O'Manion
- Nicholas Hammond as Padric O'Manion / Sean O'Manion
- Simon MacCorkindale as David Clement
- Kate Mulgrew as Rachel Clement
- Anthony Quayle as Lord Montgomery
- Barbara Parkins as Charlotte Kent
- Simon Rouse as Eamon
- David Soul as Caleb Staunton
External links
- Manions of America at IMDb
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