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All i have found is that the miniseries was a collaborative effort between agnes nixon creator of all my. The subject of the series were irish immigrants to the united states during the great famine of the mid19th century. The manions of america 1981 tv miniseries region 2 pal. The story chronicles the journey to america of one irish. Manions of america too is a more than six hour long lesson in irish american history. Business and the making of an american gun culture.
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The lavish miniseries the manions of america 9 pm abc opens its threenight run tonight and, like many of its predecessors, it mines drama from history. The manions of america tv miniseries 1981 full cast. Pierce brosnan, peter gilmore, simon maccorkindale, kate mulgrew, linda purl, barbara parkins, charles s. Part one tells of o manion s last days on the auld sod. Official cinema international media spanish region 2 pal 3dvd release as pictured. Actor steve forrest younger brother of 1940s movie star dana andrews played a philadelphia powder mill owner called kent and uncle of kate. It was directed by joseph sargent and created by agnes nixon, creator of the nowdefunct all my children, a hit daytime tv soap opera that aired on the abc television network for over 40 years.
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A sweeping epic romance with an allstar cast featuring pierce brosnan and kate mulgrew, that spans two continents and several decades. It is the story of a brother and sister from ireland and their struggle to make ends meet along. The manions of america 1981 rory omanion pierce brosnan is a poor worker in ireland who is hopelessly in love with rachel clement kate mulgrew, the wealthy, beautiful daughter of his. Manions of america, the on dvd 7419527494 from e1 entertainment.
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