Tusitala (miniseries)

*Tusitala*
Tusitala
Genre	Drama
Written by	Peter Yeldham
Directed by	Don Sharp
Starring	John McEnery; Angela Punch McGregor
Country of origin	Australia; UK
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Ray Alchin
Production locations	Australia; West Samoa
Production company	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Original release
Network	ABC (Australia); Channel 4 (UK)
Release	15 June 1986

Tusitala is a 1986 three-part mini series for television based on the last years in the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, when he left Great Britain for Sydney and west Samoa.^[1]

The budget was $5 million.^[2]

Samoa Connection

In the Samoan language Tusitala means writer of stories and it is there that Robert Louis Stevenson spent his last four year. He was buried there at Mount Vaea.^[3]

Cast

Robert Louis Stevenson: John McEnery Henley: Kirk Alexander Maggie: Dorothy Alison Rev. Clarke: Norman Kaye Almelia Clarke: Lynn Dalby Von Pilsarch: Joseph Fürst Dr. Eisler: John Hamblin Lady Jersey: Olivia Hamnett

References

^ "Tusitala-"the Teller of Tales": Part 3". explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p245
^ "Tusitala (1986)". nway101.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Tusitala at IMDb
Tusitala at AustLit

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[explore-1] "Tusitala-"the Teller of Tales": Part 3". explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[scott-2] Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p245

[nway-3] "Tusitala (1986)". nway101.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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