The River Kings

The River Kings is a 1991 Australian mini series based on the novels The River Kings (1966) and Conquest of the River (1970) by Max Fatchen. It had a budget of $3.5 million.^[1] The paddle vessel PV Amphibious starred in the series as the Lazy Jane.^[2]

The River Kings
Genre	mini-series
Written by	Rob George
Directed by	Donald Crombie
Starring	Tamblyn Lord David Bradshaw Bill Kerr
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Rob George
Running time	4 x 1 hour
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	10 November (1991-11-10) – 1 December 1991 (1991-12-01)

Plot

During the 1921 Mallee drought, sixteen-year-old Shawn Hoffner leaves behind farm life to find work to support his family. He finds work on a River Murray steamboat.

Home media

The series has been published in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment on DVD: format 4:3; total running time 191 minutes.