The Man from Snowy River (1982)

Director:

George Miller

Writers:

A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson (poem)
Cul Cullen (script)
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Release Date:

5 November 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Romance | Western

Tagline:

The story of a boy suddenly alone in the world. The men who challenge him. And the girl who helps him become a man.

Plot:

Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Australia | Twin | Stallion | Brumby

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Tom Burlinson	...	Jim Craig
Terence Donovan	...	Henry Craig
Kirk Douglas	...	Harrison / Spur
Tommy Dysart	...	Mountain Man
Bruce Kerr	...	Man in Street
David Bradshaw	...	Banjo Paterson
Sigrid Thornton	...	Jessica Harrison
Jack Thompson	...	Clancy
Tony Bonner	...	Kane
June Jago	...	Mrs. Bailey
Chris Haywood	...	Curly
Kristopher Steele	...	Moss
Gus Mercurio	...	Frew
Howard Eynon	...	Short Man
Lorraine Bayly	...	Rosemary Hume
John Nash	...	Tall Man
Jack Lovick	...	Mountain Horseman
Charlie Lovick	...	Mountain Horseman
John Lovick	...	Mountain Horseman
Frank Hearn	...	Mountain Horseman
Jack Purcell	...	Mountain Horseman
Gerald Egan	...	Crack Rider
Ken Connley	...	Crack Rider
Mick Hulse	...	Crack Rider
Max Scanlon	...	Crack Rider
Peter McElroy	...	Crack Rider
Dick Forrest	...	Crack Rider
Chester Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Brian Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Peter Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Bernie Wallis	...	Crack Rider
Terry Walsh	...	Crack Rider
Geoff Burrowes	...	Crack Rider
Graeme Stoney	...	Crack Rider
Lloyd Parkes	...	Crack Rider
Bill Stacey	...	Crack Rider (as Bill Stacy)
Brendan Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Greg Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Paul Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Rob Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Ron Purcell	...	Crack Rider
Noel Egan	...	Crack Rider
Basil Egan	...	Crack Rider
Ricky Spottiswood	...	Crack Rider
Bruce McCormack	...	Crack Rider
John Coombes	...	Crack Rider
Adrian Daniels	...	Crack Rider
Gerard Comerford	...	Crack Rider
Bill Willoughby	...	Crack Rider
Rocky Black	...	Additional Rider
Heath Harris	...	Additional Rider
Jim James	...	Additional Rider
Joe Jury	...	Additional Rider
Peter Maher	...	Additional Rider
Stan McKay	...	Additional Rider
Tom Purcell	...	Additional Rider
Kevin Stewart	...	Additional Rider
Louis Trifunovic	...	Additional Rider
Bob Vienna	...	Additional Rider
Jim Walsh	...	Additional Rider
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Lowe	...	(uncredited)
Greg Marian	...	Cattleman (uncredited)
Ian Zimmerman	...	Stable Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
George Miller

Writing credits
A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson		(poem "The Man From Snowy River")
Cul Cullen		(script) (as Fred Cul Cullen)
John Dixon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Geoff Burrowes	....	producer
Michael Edgley	....	executive producer
Simon Wincer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Bruce Rowland

Cinematography by
Keith Wagstaff		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Adrian Carr

Art Direction by
Leslie Binns

Costume Design by
Robin Hall

Makeup Department
Rochelle Ford	....	hair stylist
Vivien Mepham	....	makeup artist (as Vivian Mephan)

Production Management
Geoff Hunt	....	unit manager
Michael Lake	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Dixon	....	second unit director
Jan Elliott	....	third assistant director
Murray Newey	....	first assistant director
Stewart Wright	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ian Doig	....	construction manager
Peter Kendall	....	props buyer
David Lancashire	....	graphics
David O'Gradey	....	scenic artist (as Dave O'Grady)
John Powditch	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Adrian Carr	....	assistant sound editor
David W. Gray	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as David Gray)
David J. Kimball	....	sound mixer
Robert J. Litt	....	sound mixer
Terry Rodman	....	sound editor
Terry Rodman	....	supervising sound editor
Ken Sallows	....	assistant sound editor
Roger Savage	....	sound recording engineer
Elliot Tyson	....	sound mixer
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark J. Wasiutak	....	boom operator (as Mark Wasiutak)
Gary Wilkins	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Rick Clise	....	special effects
Conrad Rothmann	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Roger Cowland	....	opticals
Richard Wilmot	....	optical effects operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Ken Connley	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Gerald Egan	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Bill Stacey	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Louis Trifunovic	....	stunt double: horse stunts
Bill Willoughby	....	stunt double: horse stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Benallack	....	grip
Brian J. Breheny	....	assistant camera (as Brian Breheny)
David Burstall	....	camera operator
Joe Connor	....	clapper loader
Clive Duncan	....	focus puller
David Eggby	....	camera operator
John Haddy	....	camera operator: second unit
Ian Jones	....	clapper loader
Peter Maloney	....	best boy
Arthur Manousakis	....	grip
Rob Murray	....	focus puller
David Parker	....	still photographer
Malcolm Richards	....	camera operator
Geoff Richardson	....	key grip
Bruce Towers	....	grip
Keith Wagstaff	....	camera operator
Colin Williams	....	electrician
David Wynn-Jones	....	focus puller (as David Wynn Jones)
Rob Young	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Robert Helpmann	....	international casting liaison (as Sir Robert Helpmann)
Mitch Mathews	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Arnott	....	wardrobe mistress
Frankie Hogan	....	wardrobe assistant (as Franki Hogan)

Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge	....	grader
Margaret Cardin	....	negative cutter
Peter McBain	....	dailies projectionist
Ken Sallows	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bruce Rowland	....	conductor
Ray West	....	music assistant
Ray West	....	music copyist

Other crew
John Baird	....	wrangler
Rocky Black	....	wrangler
Denzell Cameron	....	horse trainer
Joe Connor	....	clapper loader
Jim Cranfield	....	financial controller
Loretta Crawford	....	international production liaison
Gerald Egan	....	wrangler
Trish Foley	....	production coordinator
Bill Gooley	....	laboratory liaison
Andrew Guild	....	marketing associate
Heath Harris	....	wrangler
Paul Heven	....	groom
Suzie Howie	....	unit publicity: Australia
Ian Jones	....	clapper loader
Helen Liston	....	assistant to producer
Charlie Lovick	....	master of horse
Glenda Lovick	....	second unit coordinator
Jack Lovick	....	horse consultant
Jack Lovick	....	location consultant
John Lovick	....	wrangler
Kerri Lovick	....	second unit coordinator
Tony Mansaur	....	personal assistant: Kirk Douglas
Anne McElroy	....	groom
Angela Meechan	....	groom
Laurie Norris	....	wrangler
David Petersen	....	marketing associate
Ricky Spottiswood	....	wrangler
Jan Stott	....	production secretary
Jan Tyrrell	....	continuity (as Jan Tyrell)
Bill Willoughby	....	wrangler
Helen Wright	....	caterer

Thanks
R.J. Hamer	....	gratefully acknowledge assistance (as The Hon. R.J. Hamer E.D.)

Production Companies

• Cambridge Productions (presents) (as Cambridge Films)
• Michael Edgley International (presents)
• Snowy River Investment Pty. Ltd.

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS/Fox Video (1985) (Belgium) (video)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1987) (USA) (TV)
• CBS / Fox Video (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
• CBS / Fox Video (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• CEL Home Video
• Hoyts Distribution
• Koch Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Odeon Entertainment (2012) (UK) (DVD)

Other Companies

• A.R.C. Weldmesh  pens and corrals
• AAV Australia  music studio
• Ansett Airlines (I)  air travel
• Fidelity Feeds  horse feed
• Forest Commission Victoria  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• Gaffney International Licensing  merchandising
• Goldwyn Sound Facility  mixing studio
• Government of Victoria, The  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• L.A. Connection Productions  international production liaison
• Morrisons of Euroa  riding boots and moleskins
• People of Mansfield & Merrijig, The  thanks for help & cooperation
• Rogers & Cowan  worldwide publicity
• The Film House Pty. Ltd.  post-production facilities
• Thrifty Car Rental  transport facilities (as Thrifty Rent-a-Car)
• Victoria Police  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• Victorian Film  gratefully acknowledge assistance
• Voyager Travel  travel

Also Known As:

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | UK:PG | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade)

Filming Locations:

Central Victoria, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Cambridge Productions

Trivia:

"The Man From Snowy River" was a poem written by A.B. "Banjo" Patterson, and published in The Bulletin, 26 April 1890. Patterson himself, along with the words of the poem, are immortalized on the Australian $10 note.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: At the end of the film when the brumbies are being driven toward a holding corral, the mare Bess and the colt are way out in front. They're domesticated, and they'd know that the ranch meant food and water, so they'd be more eager to return than the others.

Quotes:

Rosemary Hume:Male company will be a pleasant relief in this hothouse of female emotions.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? (#2.7)" (2007)

Still my favorite

Shawshank is superb. Roman Holiday is perfect. Raiders is a blast. But The Man from Snowy River has been, is, and always will be my favorite movie. Some movies just match your personality more than others, trumping any technical deficiencies they may have. No, Snowy River doesn't have the best acting, the best screenplay, the best direction. But in all of them it's great, and the combination of the story, the cast, the scenery, and music (Bruce Rowland deserved an Oscar for his score) is much greater than the sum of its parts. For me, it's everything a movie ought to be: uplifting, heartwarming, optimistic, romantic, adventurous. It swept me away when I was 13 and its magic hasn't dimmed at 34. What a wonderful movie.