The sundowners is a 1960 film directed by fred zinnemann, starring deborah kerr and robert mitchum. As sundowners, they are drovers, who demonstrate there is more to love and freedom besides possessions, especially when life is. Cast and crew credits for the sundowners, 1960, directed by fred zinnemann, with deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, at turner classic movies. The sundowners 1960 taking the grand hollywood melodrama into almost untrodden territory for the time the australian outback.
His wife, ida deborah kerr, and young son, sean michael anderson jr. The sundowners is one of the very best of mitchums films in the. About half an hour through the movie, my esteem for robert mitchums acting shot. Released march 3rd, 2008, the sundowners stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, glynis johns the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
In the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move. As sundowners, they are drovers, who demonstrate there is more to love and freedom besides possessions, especially when life is not always fair. The sundowners original theatrical trailer warner bros. Robert charles durman mitchum august 6, 1917 july 1, 1997 was an american actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer. Aussie ida deborah kerr and son sean michael anderson jr. The sundowners a robert mitchum centenary pictures. He takes a job as a shearer on a sheep farm to save. Australian paddy carmody, robert mitchum, is a drifter who travels around the country working mainly as a sheepherder for.
Apr 29, 2015 the 10 most essential robert mitchum movies. But settling down is more than paddys untethered spirit can bear. A sheepshearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a race horse will all have a part in the final decision. Film reminded me of some of my favorite movies like the quiet man and cool hand lukethere is a sheep shearing contest that could be a brother to the egg eating contest. In the outback, there are sheep ranches with huge tracts of land. All scenes being shot in australia, you, by watching this movie, will certainly be able. Ida carmody deborah kerr is married to paddy robert mitchum, a sheep drover whose nomadic existence makes him blissfully content. The shearing competition in the film, perhaps mitchum s best comedy moment, would later be revived as. Zinnemann avoids artificial crises and instead presents the rhythms of everyday life in a distant land. The sundowners depicts this very beautiful country as it is. Robert mitchum dvd set continues with the third feature, the sundowners. He is ranked 23rd on the american film institutes list of the 50 greatest american screen legends of all time.
The the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheepherding ways and the wifes and sons desire to settle down. The husband, paddy carmody, wants to continue living a nomadic existence herding sheep, while his wife ida and son sean are tired of moving from place to place as sundowners who pitch their tent every night at dusk in a different location. Robert mitchum excelle dans ce classique du cinema americain. Robert mitchum 19171997 was an american actor who appeared in over 110 films and television series over the course of his career. Mitchum actually stands as the man in the middle who stays pretty consistent in the film, what happens around him rarely changes how paddy ever acts. The husband and wife of a family living in the australian outback are at odds in this dramatic film. Ida carmody kerr loves her husband, paddy mitchum, and paddy. With his mum ida deborah kerr, just arrived in a new piece of 1920a australia, young sean michael anderson jr.
The sundowners is a 1960 technicolor film that tells the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheepherding ways and the wifes and sons desire to settle down in one place. If there is an actor to portray a steadfast man who is going to do his thing his way no matter what it really is robert mitchum. Paddy, his wife ida kerr, and their teenaged son sean live the lives of itinerant wanderers, moving flocks of sheep around australia for pay, living out of a. The sundowners original theatrical trailer youtube. Robert mitchum and deborah kerr are husband and wife with micharl anderson jr. Opening scene, introducing leads robert mitchum as paddy, deborah kerr as ida, with their downunder accents and their son michael anderson jr. Wavering accents aside, both robert mitchum and deborah kerr make a great team as a pair of irish drovers, with mitchum seeming, amazingly enough, almost cuddly. Robert mitchum and deborah kerr play a loving but imperfect married couple dealing with tough problems and hard decisions. It was named fourth best film of 1960 by the new york daily news. Sundowner yacht, a 1912 yacht once by charles lightoller, second officer of the titanic. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip lower your blunderbuss. The sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann, deborah kerr, robert. The sundowners 2008 stream and watch online moviefone.
Robert mitchum stars as the patriarch of a sheepherding family on the frontier of 1920s australia who finds his desire to maintain a nomadic lifestyle putting a strain on his relationship with his wife and teenage son who want him to settle down andbuy their own farm. The sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann releases allmovie. It stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson, jr. A sheepshearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a. Paddy carmody robert mitchum is an irishaustralian who promises wife ida deborah kerr he will quit his free wheeling ways and settle down. The sundowners 1960 directed by fred zinnemann written by isobel lennart from a novel by jon cleary starring robert mitchum, deborah kerr, peter. Robert mitchum, deborah kerr, peter ustinov, glynis johns. Find where to watch the sundowners and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. Together in the latter film they provide some of the best acting of their careers, with kerr remarking well afterwards that she should have gotten an academy award for her performance. Deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, glynis johns, dina merrill, chips rafferty, michael anderson, lola brooks, mervyn.
The sundowners 1960 deborah kerr, robert mitchum youtube. Along with tom hanks performance as fred rogers in a beautiful. The sundowners 1960 adventure drama movie deborah kerr, robert mitchum. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip never use a woman cook. The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a. Paddy carmody robert mitchum is an irishaustralian who promises wife ida deborah kerr he will quit his free wheeling ways and settle. The sundowners has been ranked 2265 times, wins 45. Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west. The sundowners is a 1960 technicolor film that tells the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheep herding ways and the wifes and sons desire to settle down in one place. The sundowners 1960 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Its a treat to see quintessential american toughguywithasoftspot robert mitchum, one of my alltime favorite actors, pull of an aussie accent. Sundowner, a character from the video game metal gear rising. Actors robert mitchum a list of 34 titles created 26 feb 2015 1960 a list of 39 titles created 14 mar 2015 robert mitchum a list of 24 titles.
The sundowners was a favourite movie of mine at the time of its initial release in 1960,and watching it again recently it still came across as a an engaging and pleasant little movie but one that perhaps has lost something of its impact with the passing years,ones in which australian movies and actors have come to the fore internationally. Learn why four good days star mila kunis wants you to watch the heartbreaking documentary series cheer on netflix. F riends robert mitchum and deborah kerr made two films together, heaven knows, mr. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of michael anderson jr center right and robert mitchum looking up with other men. The sundowners is an astonishingly beautiful movie. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann on allmovie. The sundowners 1960 was set in 1920s australia and shot on location, with kerr and robert mitchum as a husband and wife who set off with their teenage son to drive a thousand sheep a thousand miles. A great film by fred zinnemann superbelly filmed with great colours in a beautiful country. Mitchum rose to prominence for starring roles in several classic films noirs, and his acting is generally considered a forerunner of the antiheroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s.
In australias outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to settle, while the dad is against it. Director fred zinnemann was riding a crest in the 50s with movies like high noon, from here to eternity, oklahoma, and his success continues in this westernstyle drama set in australia in the 1920s. The 10 most essential robert mitchum movies indiewire. Paddy carmody mitchum is a drover in 1920s australia. The sundowners 61 michel anderson jr robert mitchum. Zinnemann deftly conveyed this story of quiet heroism. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title sundowner. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.
The sundowners charts the nomadic adventures of a family of australian sheep drovers. Deborah kerr and robert mitchum in the sundowners 1960 deborah kerr in the sundowners 1960. Ida carmody kerr loves her husband, paddy mitchum, and paddy loves the wandering life traveling the wideopen outback as a sheep drover. The sundowners 1960 online sa prevodom across six thousand miles of excitement. In 1920s australia, paddy carmody robert mitchum is a roaming irish sheepherder who loves his nomadic lifestyle. Deborah kerr and robert mitchum starred in the sundowners, fred zinnemans tale of a sheephearding family in the australian outback. Anyone who enjoys the tales of the pioneers trials to carve a nation out of the wilderness will enjoy the the sundowners. The sundowners, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel. The sundowners, american western film directed by george templeton. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Across a whole world of adventure comes the rousing, story of real people called the sundowners. Starring robert mitchum, deborah kerr, peter ustinov, glynis johns, dina merrill and. The sundowners michael anderson jr robert mitchum deborah. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie by the world of burton channel 2. Robert mitchum and deborah kerr star in a heartwarming romance as big as the australian outbackthe sundowners. The sundowners complete western movie full length in. Hardly the most conflictdriven film of fred zinnemans career, or anyones, the sundowners is characterized by a gentle tone that effectively complements its striking australian location photography. The day after 79yearold robert mitchum succumbed to lung cancer, beloved actor performerp68236james stewartjamesstewart died, diverting all the press attention that was gearing up for mitchum. The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a supporting cast including glynis johns. The sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann, deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, drama, adventure october 9, 2015 in the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move. The sundowners 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. May 24, 2018 the sundowners is a 1960 film starring robert mitchum, deborah kerr and peter ustinov as a migrant family moving from town to town in australia shearing sheep and doing other odd tasks to make ends meet.
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Robert mitchum is one of the few americans who can pass muster as an acceptable outback australian, succeeding in the guise of a dinkum digger shearer. It was adapted from a 1952 novel of the same name by australian writer jon cleary. Look up sundowner in wiktionary, the free dictionary. The sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheepherding ways and the wifes and sons desire to settle down in one place. The sundowners 1960 with deborah kerr and robert mitchum. The sundowner, an american documentary short sundowner, a 2016 television series episodemusic. Notes about the sundowners, 1960, directed by fred zinnemann, with deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, available from turner classic movies. Buy the sundowners michael anderson jr robert mitchum deborah kerr 1960 movie poster masterprint 28 x 22 at. Featuring an allstar cast led by deborah kerr, robert mitchum and sir peter ustinov.
Sundowners is ranked 12th of mitchum s movies on my robert mitchum cogerson movie score table. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip just another town opening scene, introducing leads robert mitchum as paddy, deborah kerr as ida, with their downunder accents and their son michael anderson jr. The sundowners 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. First, this dvd was listed with the 1960 robert mitchum film the australian.
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