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  • Movie Review for ---> The Sundowners (1960)

    Well, now that the troll has been kicked off the site....

    Anyone else have any intelligent opinions or discussions to throw out here?


    And Bill, yes, this movie is available here in the US, both individually and as part of a "Robert Mitchum Signature Collection" along with Angel Face (1952), Macao (1952), Home From the Hill (1960), The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969), and The Yakuza (1974).

  • Movie Review for ---> The Sundowners (1960)

    Well, I have met several Australian people in my time, and from what I heard, Mitch did a great job with the accent. Like I said, I'd be interested to hear what the Aussies think of this film.

    And thank you, Senta, for your encouragement. If this gets a good positive response with some good discussions going, I think I'll try it some more with reviews of other films.

  • Movie Review for ---> The Sundowners (1960)

    I've been thinking of doing something like this for a while. In the hope of getting some discussions going about certain great, classic films. So, using Keith's work in the movie review forum as a model, I am starting it off with this classic Robert Mitchum movie.

    This is one of Mitch's best efforts, IMHO. It is similar to Hatari in that it really has no plot, just a series of vignettes about the life of a poor Australian family in the outback during the Great Depression. But, like Hatari, it concentrates on the individual characters and their development and weaves a very close, tight knit story. And Mitchum, to my ears, does a great job of putting on an Australian accent. This movie was recently released on DVD this past year here in the US, so it is readily available here. I know we have at least two members here that are from Australia, so I would be particularly interested in what they think of this movie "down under."

    And watching Mitch's facial expressions during that sheep shearing contest is pure joy.

    Anyone else enjoy this movie?

  • Movie Review for ---> The Sundowners (1960)

    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:

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