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The Sundowners marked the directorial debut of George Templeton and the acting debut of John Barrymore, Jr. (1932-2004), the son of actors John Barrymore and Dolores Costello. Barrymore, Jr., who later performed under the name John Drew Barrymore, was the father of actress Drew Barrymore.
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.
Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr star in a heartwarming romance as big as the Australian Outback--The Sundowners. Australia, 1920s. Ida Carmody (Kerr) loves her husband, Paddy (Mitchum), and Paddy loves the wandering life traveling the wide-open Outback as a sheep drover. Ida and their son, Sean (Michael Anderson), long to settle down on a ranch of their own. But no ranch can ever be big enough ...
discussed in biography. In Fred Zinnemann: Films of the 1960s of Fred Zinnemann. 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. Zinnemann deftly conveyed this story of quiet heroism….
The Sundowners. It's tough driving 1,200 sheep across 400 miles of hostile outback. But for drovers Paddy and Ida Carmody and their son, Sean, it's the only job there is. Poor in possessions, they're rich in freedom, adventure and love. Four-time Academy Award® winner* Fred Zinnemann directs this warmhearted tale of 1920 Australia.
Synopsis. Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement…Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called “The Sundowners”! 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 ...
Purchase The Sundowners on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr star in a heart-warming romance as big as the Australian Outback--The Sundowners. Australia, 1920s. Ida Carmody (Kerr) loves her husband, Paddy (Mitchum), and Paddy loves the wandering life traveling the wide-open Outback as a sheep drover. Ida and their son, Sean (Michael Anderson ...
