A Place to Call Home is a 1987 television film about Liz Gavin and her eleven children, who relocate from Houston, Texas, to Australia.
Movie
1987 · 1h 36m
Sam Gavin decides to relocate his family from Houston, Texas to a sheep station in Australia to protect his eleven children from the "destructive influences" of modern American society. Because of business obligations, he fails to join them and, more or less, abandons his wife, Liz, to the hardships of her new surroundings. Mother and children are determined to make a go of it.
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Not who you're looking for? Others named A Place to Call Home: 1970 film by Wu Jiaxiang · opera with music and libretto by Edward Barnes · Australian television drama series · 1997 romance novel by Deborah Smith
A Place to Call Home is a 1987 television film about Liz Gavin and her eleven children, who relocate from Houston, Texas, to Australia.
Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗
Russ MayberryDirector
Linda Lavinas Liz Gavin
Lane Smithas Sam
Lori Loughlinas Jenny Gavin
Robert MacNaughtonas Michael
Paul Croninas Bob Jakes
Maggie Fitzgibbonas Alva
Skye Bassettas Sharon
Patricia Pattsas Sarah GavinRichard Alzagaas Matt GavinPhilip Amelioas Patrick GavinBessie Anne Collinsas Bridget GavinKenny Harrison Jr.as Owen GavinMichael Birdas John Gavin
Tamsin Westas Jane Gavin