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Fields of Fire (1987)

Fields of Fire poster
Directed by
Robert Marchand
Country
Australia
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
C
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mini series set in Queensland about a group of sugarcane cutters in the years leading up to and during World War II. It follows their working lives and personal relationships as the war approaches and changes their world.

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What happens

Fields of Fire is a 1987 Australian mini series about cane cutters in Queensland just prior to and during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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