The Sundowners (1960)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
WARNER BROTHERS
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot 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 race horse will all have a part in the final decision.
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jon Cleary (novel)
Isobel Lennart (screenplay)
Full Cast
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
Dick Bentley ... Shearer
Mervyn Johns ... Jack Patchogue, mayor of Cawndilla
Molly Urquhart ... Mrs. Bateman
Ewen Solon ... Halstead
Mercia Barden ... Farm couple
Peter Carver ... Shearer
Gerry Duggan ... Shearer
Max Osbiston ... Farm couple
Leonard Teale ... Shearer
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)
Original Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin
Trivia
* Meryvn Johns replaced an actor who dropped out
* Peter Carver was only cast as Clint the Shearer only after the actor first cast was cast in a different part
* Gerry Duggan who plays Turk was also thought suitable for a minor role of a Drunk.
* Eileen Moore was considered for a key role.
* Gerry Duggan worked 30 days over 8 weeks.
Awards
Academy Award®
Nominee: Best Picture, Best Actress (Deborah Kerr), Best Supporting Actress (Glynis Johns), Best Director (Fred Zinnemann), Best Adapted Screenplay
Links:
Amazon.com: The Sundowners: Deborah Kerr,Robert Mitchum,Peter Ustinov,Glynis Johns,Dina Merrill,Chips Rafferty,Michael Anderson Jr.,Lola Brooks,Wylie Watson,John Meillon,Ronald Fraser,Dick Bentley,Mervyn Johns,Molly Urquhart,Ewen Solon,Colin Tapley,John Fegan,Peter Carver,Jack Cunningham (II),Mercia Barden,Fred Zinnemann: Movies & TV
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