Film

The Sundowners

1960 · 2h 13m · Drama · Adventure

Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement...Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called "The Sundowners"!

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

77%

Metacritic

82

In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.

Deborah Kerr

Ida Carmody

Robert Mitchum

Paddy Carmody

Peter Ustinov

Rupert Venneker

Glynis Johns

Mrs. Firth

Dina Merrill

Jean Halstead

Chips Rafferty

Quinlan

Michael Anderson Jr.

Sean Carmody

Lola Brooks

Liz Brown

Wylie Watson

Herb Johnson

John Meillon

Bluey Brown

Ronald Fraser

Ocker

Gerry Duggan

Shearer

Leonard Teale

Shearer

Peter Carver

Shearer

Dick Bentley

Shearer

Mervyn Johns

Jack Patchogue

• Fred ZinnemannDirector
• Isobel LennartScreenplay
• Jon ClearyNovel
• Gerry BlattnerProducer
• Jack HildyardDirector of Photography
• Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
• Jack HarrisEditor
• Robert LennardCasting
• Gloria PaytenCasting

Original Theatrical Trailer

Release date

December 8, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Adventure

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