
The Sundowners (1960)
Released:
1960-12-08
Duration:
2hr 13min
Rating 6.7
Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement...Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called "The Sundowners"!
Overview
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 racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 1.837 |
Directed By
Fred Zinnemann
Crew
Director
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann
Screenplay
Isobel Lennart
Isobel Lennart
Novel
Jon Cleary
Jon Cleary
Set Dresser
Terence Morgan
Terence Morgan
Second Unit Director
Lex Halliday
Lex Halliday
Makeup Artist
Wally Schneiderman
Wally Schneiderman
Stunt Coordinator
Ray Austin
Ray Austin
Sound Mixer
David Hildyard
David Hildyard
Set Dresser
Frants Folmer
Frants Folmer
Other
Dave Coldham
Dave Coldham
Sound Assistant
Keith Batten
Keith Batten
Electrician
Ted Hallows
Ted Hallows
Still Photographer
George Higgins
George Higgins
Musician
Tommy Reilly
Tommy Reilly
Draughtsman
George Richardson
George Richardson
Costume Consultant
Joan Bridge
Joan Bridge
Conductor
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
Music Supervisor
Stanley Black
Stanley Black
Musician
Ivor Mairants
Ivor Mairants
Camera Operator
Gerry Fisher
Gerry Fisher
Other
Walter Thompson
Walter Thompson
Location Manager
Ron Whelan
Ron Whelan
Lighting Technician
Fred Windon
Fred Windon
Second Unit Director of Photography
Skeets Kelly
Skeets Kelly
Continuity
Elaine Schreyeck
Elaine Schreyeck
Camera Operator
Nicolas Roeg
Nicolas Roeg
Producer
Gerry Blattner
Gerry Blattner
Costume Design
Elizabeth Haffenden
Elizabeth Haffenden
Casting
Robert Lennard
Robert Lennard
Assistant Director
Peter Bolton
Peter Bolton
Director of Photography
Jack Hildyard
Jack Hildyard
Editor
Jack Harris
Jack Harris
Original Music Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
Casting
Gloria Payten
Gloria Payten
Art Direction
Michael Stringer
Michael Stringer
Makeup Artist
George Frost
George Frost
Hairstylist
Gordon Bond
Gordon Bond
Production Manager
John Palmer
John Palmer
Assistant Director
Roy Stevens
Roy Stevens
TOP 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

Gerry Duggan
Shearer

Leonard Teale
Shearer
Peter Carver
Shearer

Dick Bentley
Shearer

Mervyn Johns
Jack Patchogue
Molly Urquhart
Mrs. Bateman

Ewen Solon
Halstead

Max Osbiston
Farm Couple
Mercia Barden
Farm Couple

Ray Barrett
Man at Pub / Two-Up Game (uncredited)

Jack Cunningham
Paddy's Drinking Companion (uncredited)

John Fegan
Man (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble
Mr. Bateman (uncredited)

Bryan Pringle
PC Thomas (uncredited)

Colin Tapley
Palmer (uncredited)

Alister Williamson
Shearer (uncredited)