The Sundowners

The Sundowners (1960)

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

  • Genre: Drama, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1960-12-08
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 48 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 13min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Fred Zinnemann
star 6.7/10
From 48 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Deborah Kerr

    as Ida Carmody
  • Robert Mitchum

    as Paddy Carmody
  • Peter Ustinov

    as Rupert Venneker
  • Glynis Johns

    as Mrs. Firth
  • Dina Merrill

    as Jean Halstead
  • Chips Rafferty

    as Quinlan
  • Michael Anderson Jr.

    as Sean Carmody
  • Lola Brooks

    as Liz Brown
  • Wylie Watson

    as Herb Johnson
  • John Meillon

    as Bluey Brown
  • Ronald Fraser

    as Ocker
  • Gerry Duggan

    as Shearer
  • Leonard Teale

    as Shearer
  • Peter Carver

    as Shearer
  • Dick Bentley

    as Shearer
  • Mervyn Johns

    as Jack Patchogue
  • Molly Urquhart

    as Mrs. Bateman
  • Ewen Solon

    as Halstead
  • Max Osbiston

    as Farm Couple
  • Mercia Barden

    as Farm Couple
  • Ray Barrett

    as Man at Pub / Two-Up Game (uncredited)
  • Jack Cunningham

    as Paddy's Drinking Companion (uncredited)
  • John Fegan

    as Man (uncredited)
  • Lloyd Lamble

    as Mr. Bateman (uncredited)
  • Bryan Pringle

    as PC Thomas (uncredited)
  • Colin Tapley

    as Palmer (uncredited)
  • Alister Williamson

    as Shearer (uncredited)
Directing Fred Zinnemann Director
Writing Isobel Lennart Screenplay
Writing Jon Cleary Novel
Crew Ray Austin Stunt Coordinator
Directing Lex Halliday Second Unit Director
Sound David Hildyard Sound Mixer
Art Frants Folmer Set Dresser
Art Terence Morgan Set Dresser
Sound Keith Batten Sound Assistant
Directing Elaine Schreyeck Continuity
Sound Tommy Reilly Musician
Lighting Fred Windon Lighting Technician
Lighting Ted Hallows Electrician
Sound Ivor Mairants Musician
Art George Richardson Draughtsman
Costume & Make-Up Joan Bridge Costume Consultant
Sound Dimitri Tiomkin Conductor
Camera George Higgins Still Photographer
Crew Walter Thompson Other
Costume & Make-Up Wally Schneiderman Makeup Artist
Art Dave Coldham Other
Production Ron Whelan Location Manager
Sound Stanley Black Music Supervisor
Camera Gerry Fisher Camera Operator
Camera Skeets Kelly Second Unit Director of Photography
Camera Nicolas Roeg Camera Operator
Production Gerry Blattner Producer
Camera Jack Hildyard Director of Photography
Production Gloria Payten Casting
Art Michael Stringer Art Direction
Directing Roy Stevens Assistant Director
Directing Peter Bolton Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Gordon Bond Hairstylist
Sound Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer
Production Robert Lennard Casting
Costume & Make-Up George Frost Makeup Artist
Editing Jack Harris Editor
Production John Palmer Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Haffenden Costume Design

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