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Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Writers:
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)
Jon Cleary (novel)
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Release Date:
11 August 1961 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Adventure 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
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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)

User Comments:
The Sundowner is always on the move, never finding his home. more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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, mayor of Cawndilla
Molly Urquhart ... Mrs. Bateman
Ewen Solon ... Halstead
Max Osbiston ... Farm couple
Mercia Barden ... Farm couple
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ray Barrett ... (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham ... Paddy's Drinking Companion No2 (uncredited)
John Fegan ... (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble ... Mr. Bateman (uncredited)
Bryan Pringle ... PC Thomas (uncredited)
Colin Tapley ... Palmer (uncredited)
Alister Williamson ... Shearer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fred Zinnemann 
 
Writing credits
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)

Jon Cleary (novel)

Produced by
Gerry Blattner .... producer
 
Original Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin 
 
Cinematography by
Jack Hildyard (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Jack Harris 
 
Casting by
Robert Lennard 
Gloria Payten 
 
Art Direction by
Michael Stringer 
 
Costume Design by
Elizabeth Haffenden 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bond .... hair stylist
George Frost .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
John Palmer .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Bolton .... assistant director
Lex Halliday .... second unit director
Roy Stevens .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Frants Folmer .... set dresser
Terence Morgan .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
David Hildyard .... sound mixer
Keith Batten .... sound assistant (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gerry Fisher .... camera operator (as Gerald Fisher)
Skeets Kelly .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Nicolas Roeg .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Bridge .... wardrobe color consultant
 
Music Department
Dimitri Tiomkin .... conductor
Stanley Black .... music supervisor (uncredited)
Tommy Reilly .... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Elaine Schreyeck .... continuity
Ron Whelan .... location manager: Australia
Walter Thompson .... production associate (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fred Zinnemann's The Sundowners (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:
133 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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
Company:
Warner Bros. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Gerry Duggan worked 30 days over 8 weeks. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fade to Black (1980) more

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21 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
The Sundowner is always on the move, never finding his home., 30 April 1999
9/10
Author: anonymous

Set in Australia in the 1920s,this wonderful movie tells the story of sheepdrover Mitchum, wife Kerr and son Anderson, drifting through the Australian wilderness,never settling down.Tired of constantly being on the move Kerr wants a home for her family,but Mitchum is insensitive to his family's wishes.

Deborah Kerr gives a fantastic performance that brings to life even the inner emotions of her character.She's never been better.Robert Mitchum is very believable in his assignment.It's perhaps one of his most complex roles.Also Peter Ustinov scores a triumph:A man too irresponsible to have a family of his own,and therefore clings to Mitchum and Kerr's family. The story isn't much on paper,but Fred Zinnemann's imaginative direction gives the incidents the needed emotions. Beautiful cinematography and sock performances from the rest of the cast makes this a movie you shouldn't miss.

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