A Place to Call Home
1987, English. Directed by Russ Mayberry.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 7 February 1987
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
- Written by
- Carol Sobieski
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A Place to Call Home runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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A Place to Call Home isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 February 1987. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Place to Call Home?
If you liked A Place to Call Home, try Girl in the Box, Heaven, Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault.
Who directed A Place to Call Home?
A Place to Call Home (1987) was directed by Russ Mayberry and stars Linda Lavin, Lane Smith, Lori Loughlin.