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Manions of America

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Manions of America
Created byAgnes Nixon
Screenplay byRosemary Anne Sisson
Story byAgnes Nixon and
Rosemary Anne Sisson
Directed byJoseph Sargent
Charles S. Dubin
StarringPierce Brosnan
Kate Mulgrew
Steve Forrest
ComposerMorton Stevens
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersRoger Gimbel
Tony Converse
CinematographyHector Figuera
EditorMichael Brown
Running time4h50m
Production companiesRoger Gimbel Productions
EMI Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 30 (1981-09-30) –
October 2, 1981 (1981-10-02)

The Manions of America is a miniseries for American television made in 1981, which was broadcast over six hours, with commercials (its full length, without commercials, was 284 minutes). The subject of the series were Irish immigrants to the United States during the Great Famine of the mid-19th century. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and created by Agnes Nixon, creator of the now-defunct All My Children, a hit daytime TV soap opera that aired on the ABC television network for over 40 years. British dramatist Rosemary Anne Sisson joined Nixon as co-writer.

Manions was the first American role for actor Pierce Brosnan and co-starred Kate Mulgrew, David Soul, Linda Purl, and young up-and-comer Martin O'Neill (who played a kid with a tin whistle). Actor Steve Forrest (younger brother of 1940s movie star Dana Andrews) played a Philadelphia powder mill owner called Kent and uncle of Kate Mulgrew's character Rachel, who begrudgingly hires Rachel's lover and future husband played by Pierce Brosnan.

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