The Man from Snowy River (1982)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

George Miller

Writers:

A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson (poem)
Cul Cullen (script)
(more)

Release Date:

5 November 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Romance | Western

Tagline:

The story of a boy suddenly alone in the world. The men who challenge him. And the girl who helps him become a man.

Plot:

Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death...

Plot Keywords:

Australia | Twin | Stallion | Brumby | 1890s

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Tom Burlinson	...	Jim Craig
Terence Donovan	...	Henry Craig
Kirk Douglas	...	Harrison / Spur
Tommy Dysart	...	Mountain Man
Bruce Kerr	...	Man in Street
David Bradshaw	...	Banjo Paterson
Sigrid Thornton	...	Jessica Harrison
Jack Thompson	...	Clancy
Tony Bonner	...	Kane
June Jago	...	Mrs. Bailey
Chris Haywood	...	Curly
Kristopher Steele	...	Moss
Gus Mercurio	...	Frew
Howard Eynon	...	Short Man
Lorraine Bayly	...	Rosemary Hume
John Nash	...	Tall Man
Jack Lovick	...	Mountain Horseman
Charlie Lovick	...	Mountain Horseman
John Lovick	...	Mountain Horseman
Frank Hearn	...	Mountain Horseman
Jack Purcell	...	Mountain Horseman
Gerald Egan	...	Crack Rider
Ken Connley	...	Crack Rider
Mick Hulse	...	Crack Rider
Max Scanlon	...	Crack Rider
Peter McElroy	...	Crack Rider
Dick Forrest	...	Crack Rider
Chester Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Brian Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Peter Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Bernie Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Terry Walsh	...	Crack Rider
Geoff Burrowes	...	Crack Rider
Graeme Stoney	...	Crack Rider
Lloyd Parkes	...	Crack Rider
Bill Stacey	...	Crack Rider (as Bill Stacy)
Brendan Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Greg Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Paul Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Rob Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Ron Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Noel Egan	...	Crack Rider
Basil Egan	...	Crack Rider
Ricky Spottiswood	...	Crack Rider
Bruce McCormack	...	Crack Rider
John Coombes	...	Crack Rider
Adrian Daniels	...	Crack Rider
Gerard Comerford	...	Crack Rider
Bill Willoughby	...	Crack Rider
Rocky Black	...	Additional Rider
Heath Harris	...	Additional Rider
Jim James	...	Additional Rider
Joe Jury	...	Additional Rider
Peter Maher	...	Additional Rider
Stan McKay	...	Additional Rider
Tom Purcell	...	Additional Rider
Kevin Stewart	...	Additional Rider
Louis Trifunovic	...	Additional Rider
Bob Vienna	...	Additional Rider
Jim Walsh	...	Additional Rider
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Lowe	...	(uncredited)
Ian Zimmerman	...	Stable Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
George Miller

Writing credits
A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson		(poem "The Man From Snowy River")
Cul Cullen		(script) (as Fred Cul Cullen)
John Dixon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Geoff Burrowes	....	producer
Michael Edgley	....	executive producer
Simon Wincer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bruce Rowland

Cinematography by
Keith Wagstaff		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Adrian Carr

Art Direction by
Leslie Binns

Costume Design by
Robin Hall

Makeup Department
Rochelle Ford	....	hair stylist
Vivien Mepham	....	makeup artist (as Vivian Mephan)

Production Management
Geoff Hunt	....	unit manager
Michael Lake	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Dixon	....	second unit director
Jan Elliott	....	third assistant director
Murray Newey	....	first assistant director
Stewart Wright	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ian Doig	....	construction manager
Peter Kendall	....	props buyer
David Lancashire	....	graphics
David O'Gradey	....	scenic artist (as Dave O'Grady)
John Powditch	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Adrian Carr	....	assistant sound editor
David W. Gray	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as David Gray)
David J. Kimball	....	sound mixer
Robert J. Litt	....	sound mixer
Terry Rodman	....	sound editor
Terry Rodman	....	supervising sound editor
Ken Sallows	....	assistant sound editor
Roger Savage	....	sound recording engineer
Elliot Tyson	....	sound mixer (as Elliot Tyson)
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark J. Wasiutak	....	boom operator (as Mark Wasiutak)
Gary Wilkins	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Rick Clise	....	special effects
Conrad Rothmann	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Roger Cowland	....	opticals
Richard Wilmot	....	optical effects operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Ken Connley	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Gerald Egan	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Bill Stacey	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Louis Trifunovic	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Bill Willoughby	....	stunt double: horse stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Benallack	....	grip
Brian J. Breheny	....	assistant camera (as Brian Breheny)
David Burstall	....	camera operator
Clive Duncan	....	focus puller
David Eggby	....	camera operator
John Haddy	....	camera operator: second unit
Peter Maloney	....	best boy
Rob Murray	....	focus puller
David Parker	....	still photographer
Malcolm Richards	....	camera operator
Geoff Richardson	....	key grip
Bruce Towers	....	grip
Keith Wagstaff	....	camera operator
Colin Williams	....	electrician
David Wynn-Jones	....	focus puller (as David Wynn Jones)
Rob Young	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Robert Helpmann	....	international casting liaison (as Sir Robert Helpmann)
Mitch Mathews	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Arnott	....	wardrobe mistress
Frankie Hogan	....	wardrobe assistant (as Franki Hogan)

Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge	....	grader
Margaret Cardin	....	negative cutter
Ken Sallows	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bruce Rowland	....	conductor
Ray West	....	music assistant
Ray West	....	music copyist

Other crew
John Baird	....	wrangler
Rocky Black	....	wrangler
Denzell Cameron	....	horse trainer
Joe Connor	....	clipper loader
Jim Cranfield	....	financial controller
Loretta Crawford	....	international production liaison
Gerald Egan	....	wrangler
Trish Foley	....	production coordinator
Bill Gooley	....	laboratory liaison
Andrew Guild	....	marketing associate
Heath Harris	....	wrangler
Paul Heven	....	groom
Suzie Howie	....	unit publicity: Australia
Ian Jones	....	clipper loader
Helen Liston	....	assistant to producer
Charlie Lovick	....	master of horse
Glenda Lovick	....	second unit coordinator
Jack Lovick	....	horse consultant
Jack Lovick	....	location consultant
John Lovick	....	wrangler
Kerri Lovick	....	second unit coordinator
Tony Mansaur	....	personal assistant: Kirk Douglas
Anne McElroy	....	groom
Angela Meechan	....	groom
Laurie Norris	....	wrangler
David Petersen	....	marketing associate
Ricky Spottiswood	....	wrangler
Jan Stott	....	production secretary
Jan Tyrrell	....	continuity (as Jan Tyrell)
Bill Willoughby	....	wrangler
Helen Wright	....	caterer

Thanks
The Hon. R.J. Hamer E.D.	....	gratefully acknowledge assistance

Production Companies

• Cambridge Productions (presents) (as Cambridge Films)
• Michael Edgley International (presents)
• Snowy River Investment Pty. Ltd.

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1987) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CBS/Fox Video (1985) (Belgium) (video)
• CEL Home Video
• Hoyts Distribution

Other Companies

• A.R.C. Weldmesh  pens and corrals
• AAV Australia  music studio
• Ansett Airlines (I)  air travel
• Fidelity Feeds  horse feed
• Forest Commission Victoria  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• Gaffney International Licensing  merchandising
• Goldwyn Sound Facility  mixing studio
• Government of Victoria, The  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• L.A. Connection Productions  international production liaison
• Morrisons of Euroa  riding boots and moleskins
• People of Mansfield & Merrijig, The  thanks for help & cooperation
• Rogers & Cowan  worldwide publicity
• The Film House Pty. Ltd.  post-production facilities
• Thrifty Car Rental  transport facilities (as Thrifty Rent-a-Car)
• Victoria Police  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• Victorian Film  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• Voyager Travel  travel

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Central Victoria, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Cambridge Productions

Trivia:

Tom Burlinson performed all his own horse riding stunts in the film

Goofs:

Continuity: When in the wild, the stallion has well groomed hoofs and horse-shoes that are clearly visible from the front view of the horse. If he had shoes on from when he was a colt then his hoofs would have out grown the shoes.

Quotes:

Frew: [rising in bed with his lever action rifle as Curly advances on Jim with a broken bottle] Curly - lose the bottle!
Frew: [cocks the lever action rifle as Curly stops and stares] I did it before... and so help me, I'll do it again.
[Curly drops the bottle]

Movie Connections:

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Horse lover are you? This will be the ticket for you because they were in abundance. Good tale of lost love, rejection, and romance set in the Austrailian outback: truly magnificent scenery. Good acting and lots of action kept the pace quick and interesting in this story of life when men were men and so were women.