Based on the novel by Nancy Cato, All the Rivers Run tells the story of a beautiful, orphaned shipwrecked English girl who becomes the first woman paddle steamer captain on Australia’s River Murray.
Her life is changed forever when she meets paddle steamer captain Brenton Edwards. She is torn between the harsh beauty of life on the river with its adventures, and the society life in Melbourne with her blossoming career as a painter. It is an adventure and a love story: between her, the men in her life, and the river.
Set beginning in 1890 in the Victorian era.
Starring John Waters, Carol Burns, Frank Gallacher, Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell, Sigrid Thornton.
Not rated.