The Alien Years
Series19881 h 35 min1 season
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The Alien Years is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 19 April 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John Hargreaves and Academy Award-winner, Christoph Waltz. Yeldham later adapted his screenplay into a novel of the same name.
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Overview
The Alien Years is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 19 April 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John Hargreaves and Academy Award-winner, Christoph Waltz. Yeldham later adapted his screenplay into a novel of the same name.
Cast
Victoria Longley
Elizabeth Parsons
Christoph Waltz
Stefan Mueller
John Hargreaves
William
Jane Harders
Edith
Kim Krejus
Martha
Tom Jennings
Harry
Kelan Angel
Carl
Nick Tate
North
Jonathan Sweet
McVeigh
John Allen
Inspector Lucas
Alfred Bell
Harper
Klaus Schulz
Gerhardt
Charles Abbott
Waiter
Brigitte Baden-Rennie
Gavin Mason
Tommy
May Pusey
Mrs. Corbett
Joanne Radstaake
Aunt Hana
Iris Shand
Grossmutter