Rotten
Zinnemann's customary care for detail pays occasional dividends, but the film goes on rather too long.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
The Sundowners
Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement...Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called "The Sundowners"!
1960 · 2h 13m · Approved
Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
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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.
Director and cast
- Fred Zinnemann Director
- 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
- Michael Anderson Jr. as Sean Carmody
- Lola Brooks as Liz Brown
- Wylie Watson as Herb Johnson
- John Meillon as Bluey Brown
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A touching Fred Zinnemann movie.
Chicago Reader
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