The Shiralee (1957 film)

The Shiralee
Directed byLeslie Norman
Written by
Based onnovel by D'Arcy Niland
Produced byMichael Balcon
Starring
Narrated byCharles Tingwell
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Edited byGordon Stone
Music byJohn Addison
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • 11 July 1957 (1957-07-11) (UK)
  • August 1957 (1957-08) (Australia)
Running time
99 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$597,000
Box office$920,000

The Shiralee is a 1957 British film directed by Leslie Norman and starring Peter Finch. It is in the Australian Western genre, based on the 1955 novel by D'Arcy Niland. It was made by Ealing Studios, and although all exterior scenes were filmed in Sydney, Scone and Binnaway, New South Wales and Australian actors Charles Tingwell, Bill Kerr and Ed Devereaux played in supporting roles, the film is really a British film made in Australia, rather than an Australian film.