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Writers:
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)
Jon Cleary (novel)
Release Date:
11 August 1961 (West Germany) more
Tagline:
Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement...Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called "The Sundowners"! more
Plot:
In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Actress Deborah Kerr Dies at 86
(From IMDb News. 18 October 2007)
Oscar Winner Peter Ustinov Dies at 82
(From WENN. 29 March 2004)
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Mitchum's mimicry more (21 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Fred Zinnemann's The Sundowners (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:
133 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | West Germany:12 (f) | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:K-8 | USA:Approved | Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK more
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First full length cinema film of Ray Barrett. more
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Referenced in Fade to Black (1980) more
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The Enterpriser more
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Robert Mitchum had one undeniable talent as an actor, his phenomenal ability to pick up and use any kind of accent or dialect. I can't think of another actor who could have so convincingly played a New England hood in The Friends of Eddie Coyle, native Irish in Ryan's Daughter and A Terrible Beauty, and pure Australian in The Sundowners. Although the rest of the cast is great, it's his performance that pivots the whole film.
The movie itself is amazing in that the characters created are so engaging that even though the film really has no plot, just a series of connected wanderings, you enjoy it nevertheless. The film ending is also offbeat. Normally you would think that Deborah Kerr would win out in her desire to settle down on a farm. But unusual for Hollywood she gives in to Mitchum's wanderlust.
In their travels herding sheep through rural Australia of the 1920s these people, hardworking and living close to the poverty line look like their lives are fun. Like Mitchum's Paddy Carmody says he has no worries and no ulcers because he doesn't own any property or has any money in the bank. A whole lot like the real Mitchum in his Kerouac like youth. It's what makes this film just good fun.