The Last Frontier (1986) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

Read More

A four-hour miniseries about a feisty American widow swept up in a bitter property feud and a stormy romance in the great outback of Australia. Kate Hannon, a working woman from Los Angeles with two teen-age children, marries an Australian widower with two daughters. She follows him to his Outback r

Cast & Crew

Read More

Linda Evans

Jack Thompson

Jason Robards Jr.

Editor Stenning

Judy Morris

Tony Bonner

Meredith Salenger

Film Details

Also Known As

Last Frontier

Genre

Drama

Romance

Release Date

1986

Production Company

CBS Entertainment; Colorfilm; Hanna Barbera Productions; Mcelroy & Mcelroy Productions; Panavision, Ltd.; Worldvision Enterprises Inc

Location

Alice Springs, Quorn, Australia; Barossa Valley, Australia; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Synopsis

A four-hour miniseries about a feisty American widow swept up in a bitter property feud and a stormy romance in the great outback of Australia. Kate Hannon, a working woman from Los Angeles with two teen-age children, marries an Australian widower with two daughters. She follows him to his Outback ranch in Australia to begin their new lives together, much to her own children's resentment. When she arrives in Australia, she discovers that her husband has been killed in a plane crash. She inherits not only his drought-striken ranch, but also the responsibility for his two mistrustful children.

Cast

Linda Evans

Jack Thompson

Jason Robards Jr.

Editor Stenning

Judy Morris

Tony Bonner

Meredith Salenger

Peter Billingsley

Toni Lamond

John Ewart

Beth Buchanan

Asher Keddie

Les Foxcroft

Peter Ford

Elizabeth Coulter

Les Dayman

Micole Mercurio

Bill Sandy

Laurence Barlow

Barry Donnelly

Lois Foraker

David Ravenswood

Jack Allen

Michael Gow

Mary Lou Stewart

Janet Maclaughlin

Peter Ford

Crew

Keith Aberdein

Adell Aldrich

Script Supervisor

Sandra Alexander

Production Supervisor

Ian Allen

Bud Alper

Ian Baker

Ian Baker

Director Of Photography

Lon Bentley

Miv Brewer

Don Connolly

Sound Department

Lissa Coote

Steve Courtley

Steve Courtley

Special Effects

Shirley Dolle

Terence A. Donnelly

Production Manager

Brian Edmonds

Michael Falloon

Assistant Director

Jane Feinberg

Mike Fenton

Brian Hicks

Post-Production Supervisor

Suzanne Johannesen

Casting (Australia)

Carolyn Johns

Michael Laurence

Michael Laurence

Grahame Litchfield

Ross Major

Production Designer

Brian May

Hal Mcelroy

Executive Producer

Hal Mcelroy

Viv Mepham

John Misto

Co-Screenwriter (Part 2)

Richard Montgomery

Tom Neuwirth

Director Of Photography (Usa)

Grant Page

Stunt Coordinator

Tony Paterson

Supervising Film Editor

Linda Ray

Nicholas Reynolds

Assistant Director

Tim Sanders

Richard Peter Schroer

Assistant Director

Francis Smeets

Judy Taylor

Rob Young

Robbie Young

Film Details

Also Known As

Last Frontier

Genre

Drama

Romance

Release Date

1986

Production Company

CBS Entertainment; Colorfilm; Hanna Barbera Productions; Mcelroy & Mcelroy Productions; Panavision, Ltd.; Worldvision Enterprises Inc

Location

Alice Springs, Quorn, Australia; Barossa Valley, Australia; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Aired in United States October 5, 1986

Aired in United States October 7, 1986

2

This is the first American miniseries to film in Australia.

By using this site, you agree to our updated Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use