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The Sundowners is a 1960 English-language adventure and drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann. The screenplay was written by Isobel Lennart and Jon Cleary, adapting Cleary’s novel. The cast includes Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, and Glynis Johns. Music was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin, with costumes designed by Elizabeth Haffenden and photography by Jack Hildyard.
Produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures, the film originated in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. It was filmed and set in Australia, featuring themes of sheep and the Australian outback. The runtime is 133 minutes. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, as well as nominations for Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, and Best Director. It also won a National Board of Review award for Top Ten Films.
Distribution was handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Netflix, and Fandango at Home via video on demand. The film holds a review score of 6.9 out of 10 and 79 percent, with an IMDb rating of 7.1 and a TMDb average of 6.757.
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6.8In 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 racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
Cast
- Deborah Kerr as Ida Carmody
- Robert Mitchum as Paddy Carmody
- Peter Ustinov as Rupert Venneker
- Glynis Johns as Mrs. Firth
- Dina Merrill as Jean Halstead
- Chips Rafferty as Quinlan
Themes
- sheep
- based on novel or book
- family
- australian outback
- 1920s
- sheep shearing
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Screenwriter
- Isobel Lennart
- Cast member
- Ray Barrett
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Cinematographer
- Jack Hildyard
- Narrative location
- Australia
- Filming location
- Australia
- Duration
- 141
- FilmAffinity ID
- 136420
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Sundowners
- publication date
- 1960-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- title
- The Sundowners
- after a work by
- Jon Cleary
- costume designer
- Elizabeth Haffenden
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 79%
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