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| The Sundowners | |
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| Directed by | Fred Zinnemann |
| Produced by | Gerry Blatner |
| Written by | Isobel Lennart |
| Starring | Deborah Kerr Robert Mitchum Peter Ustinov |
| Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Running time | 133 min. |
| Language | English |
The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife's and son's desire to settle down in one place. It stars Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Dina Merrill, Michael Anderson, Jr. and Chips Rafferty.
The movie was adapted by Isobel Lennart from the novel by Jon Cleary. It was directed by Fred Zinnemann.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Deborah Kerr), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Glynis Johns), Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
The movie was filmed mainly on location in New South Wales, including towns like Nimmitabel.
Raymond Austin was stunt coordinator.
External links
- 'The Sundowners' at the Internet Movie Database
- Article: "The Day the Stars Came to Nimmitabel..The Making of the Sundowners" by Peter Goed @ Cooma-Monaro website
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