''The Violent Earth'' is a 1998 French-Australian mini series set in

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from 1888 to 1977.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p247

Cast

Karina Lombard Karina Lombard is a Tahitian-born American actress. She appeared as Isabel Two in ''Legends of the Fall'', as chief Nonhelema in ''Timeless'', and as Marina Ferrer in the first season of ''The L Word''. She has also appeared in the films '' Wid ...

: Anna Temaru *

Claudia Karvan Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress, producer and scriptwriter. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film, '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in ...

: Jeanne *

Claire Nebout Claire Nebout (born 20 May 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in 55 films and television shows since 1986. She co-starred in ''In the Country of Juliets'', which was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Fest ...

: Hélène **

Brittany Byrnes Brittany Anne Byrnes (born 31 July 1987) is an Australian actress. Her most notable acting role has been Charlotte Watsford in '' H2O: Just Add Water''. Personal life Byrnes was born in Australia and trained in all aspects of dance at the Br ...

: Young Helene *

Laure Killing Laure Killing (12 January 1959 – 18 November 2019) was a French actress who appeared in more than fifty films from 1986 on. Killing died of cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to inva ...

: Maximilienne Sutton * Joe Petruzzi : Vincenzo Scarpinato *

Arnaud Giovaninetti Arnaud Giovaninetti (3 July 1967 – 25 January 2018) was a French actor. His father Reynald was a composer. Born in Amiens in 1967, Arnaud Giovaninetti was raised in Amiens and attended the and CNSAD. He was married to actress Judith d'Aleazz ...

: Carlo Scarpinato *

Simone Kessell Simone Kessell (born 19 August 1975) is a New Zealand television actress known for her role as Lt. Alicia Washington in the short lived Fox science fiction television series '' Terra Nova.'' In 2016, Kessell starred opposite Ray Winstone on th ...

: Gabrielle *

Jay Laga'aia Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Rev ...

: Jean-Christian * Andrew McFarlane : Tom Sutton **

Daniel Daperis Daniel Daperis ( el, Ντανιέλ Δαπέρης) is an Australian actor and director. He is best known for his acting roles in the television series ''The Man From Snowy River The Man from Snowy River may refer to: * "The Man from Snowy Ri ...

: Young Tom *

Jeremy Callaghan Jeremy Callaghan (born 22 July 1967 in Papua New Guinea) is an Australians, Australian actor whose portrayal of the cute and shy Constable Brian Morley on the popular TV drama ''Police Rescue'' ensured international attention. Callaghan is also ...

: John Sutton *

Bernard Verley Bernard Verley (born 4 October 1939) is a French actor and producer. Biography Former student of les ''Beaux-Arts'' in Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. O ...

: Hippocrates * Bill Hunter : Campbell * Rodney Bell : François *

Manu Bennett Jonathan Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is a New Zealand actor. He is primarily known for portraying characters in epic fantasy works, such as Crixus in the TV series ''Spartacus'', Allanon in ''The Shannara Chronicles'', Slade Wilson / D ...

: Wanatcha DuValier *

Martin Copping Peter Martin Copping (born 1 November 1977) is an Australian film, television, theater and video game actor best known for his role as the title character in the ''grindhouse'' film ''Zombie Hunter is a dark and violent novel series ...

: Mr. Best *

Frank Gallacher Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a Scottish-Australian actor. Gallacher was born in Glasgow in 1943. In 1962, aged 19, he was working in London when his parents and younger sister decided to emigrate to Australia. Gallach ...

: Father Moissan * Mark Gerber : Roland *

Peter McCauley Peter McCauley (born 8 March 1950) is an actor from New Zealand who has appeared in many television series and movies, mainly in his home country. Career McCauley graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1973 with a Certific ...

: Theroux * Sally McDonald : Jill *

Andrew McKaige Andrew McKaige (born 1959) is an Australian actor, most prominent in television soap opera. As well as acting, McKaige is also a voice-artist and singer-songwriter, having played with the country rock band, The Fine Line. In 1994, he won secon ...

: Gendarme Captain * Rosaline Nachero : Clarisse * Peter O'Brien : Yann Chevalier * Pierre Pudewa : Chief Pore * Justine Saunders : Aunt Junie *

William Takaku William Takaku (died 3 January 2011) was a Papua New Guinean film, television and theatre actor. He was also a screenwriter and a former theatre director. Career In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he travelled far from his birthplace on the isla ...

: Magnus *

Bud Tingwell Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his ...

: Bishop Guiart

References

External links

''The Violent Earth''
at Crawfords website *

at Australian Television 1998 Australian television series debuts 1998 Australian television series endings 1998 French television series debuts 1998 French television series endings 1990s French television miniseries French-Australian culture 1990s Australian television miniseries {{Australia-tv-prog-stub