The Last Frontier (2 discs)
1986, 176 minutes, Rated PG
A single mother of two volatile teenagers, Kate (Linda Evans) from Los Angeles, seeing a chance to make a better life for her and her family, marries Tom Hannon (Tony Bonner) a handsome Australian cattle rancher, following a whirlwind courtship.
Tom, previously a widower with two teenage daughters of his own, returns to Australia to prepare the way ahead of Kate and her two children, whom much to their dismay are about to move with their mother to their new home - Tom's ranch - in the Great Outback of Central Australia.
Tragically, however, Tom dies in a plane crash on the way home before Kate and her children arrive.
Kate is alone once again and now finds herseld left with a debt-ridden ranch during one of the worst droughts in Australian history.
In addition, she must contend with her land-grabbing neighbour, Ed Stenning (Jason Robards), who has been feuding with the Hannon family for years! Stenning is abetted in his schemes by his ambitious daughter Meg (Judy Morris) who has been more like a son to him than his real son, Nick (Jack Thompson) who hates his father, blaming him for their mothers death years earlier.
The arrival of Kate transforms Nick - who had become a loner and a renegade. What unfolds is an epic dramatic story of love, courage and forgiveness set amid the harsh splendour of Australia's Great Outback.
- Director:
- Simon Wagner [3],
- Starring:
- Jason Robards [34], Judy Morris [25], Linda Evans [16], Jack Thompson [49],
- Screen Formats:
- Full Frame 1.33:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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