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The Sundowners

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Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Ustinov in The Sundowners (1960)
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In Australia's 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 again... Read allIn Australia's 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.In Australia's 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.
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    • Fred Zinnemann
    • Isobel Lennart(screenplay)
    • Jon Cleary(novel)
  • Stars
    • Deborah Kerr
    • Robert Mitchum
    • Peter Ustinov
    • Fred Zinnemann
    • Isobel Lennart(screenplay)
    • Jon Cleary(novel)
  • Stars
    • Deborah Kerr
    • Robert Mitchum
    • Peter Ustinov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars

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    Deborah Kerr in The Sundowners (1960)
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    Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum in The Sundowners (1960)
    Robert Mitchum and Peter Ustinov in The Sundowners (1960)
    Deborah Kerr and Michael Anderson Jr. in The Sundowners (1960)
    Robert Mitchum, Ronald Fraser, and Chips Rafferty in The Sundowners (1960)
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    Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum in The Sundowners (1960)
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    Deborah Kerr
    Deborah Kerr
    • Ida Carmody
    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Paddy Carmody
    Peter Ustinov
    Peter Ustinov
    • Rupert Venneker
    Glynis Johns
    Glynis Johns
    • Mrs. Firth
    Dina Merrill
    Dina Merrill
    • Jean Halstead
    Chips Rafferty
    Chips Rafferty
    • Quinlan
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    Michael Anderson Jr.
    • Sean Carmody
    Lola Brooks
    • Liz Brown
    Wylie Watson
    Wylie Watson
    • Herb Johnson
    John Meillon
    John Meillon
    • Bluey Brown
    Ronald Fraser
    Ronald Fraser
    • Ocker
    Gerry Duggan
    • Shearer
    Leonard Teale
    • Shearer
    Peter Carver
    • Shearer
    Dick Bentley
    Dick Bentley
    • Shearer
    Mervyn Johns
    Mervyn Johns
    • Jack Patchogue - Mayor of Cawndilla
    Molly Urquhart
    • Mrs. Bateman
    Ewen Solon
    Ewen Solon
    • Halstead
      • Fred Zinnemann
      • Isobel Lennart(screenplay)
      • Jon Cleary(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Although studio head Jack L. Warner wanted to shoot the movie in Arizona, Director Fred Zinnemann insisted on shooting the exteriors on-location in Australia. The shoot did not go well. Zinnemann spent twelve weeks filming scenery and shepherding scenes in the outback before the cast arrived. Once the cast got there, the weather began alternating daily between hot sun and cold rain, which resulted in several extra weeks of filming. Robert Mitchum was so harassed by fans, that he had to move onto a boat to get away from them.
    • Goofs
      After Ida and Sean cross the bridge to escape the fire, they look into the flames for Paddy. Through the smoke, a man can be seen tending the fire.
    • Quotes

      Ida Carmody: This is a good country for sheep and it's not bad for men, but it's hard on us women. The men come here because of the sheep, and we come here because of the men, and most of us finish up looking like the sheep. Wrinkled faces, knotty hair, and not even much of a mind of our own.

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    • Soundtracks
      The Lime-Juice Tub
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      Quoted in the background score and played by the band at the first race meeting and also sung at Mrs Firth's hotel

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    Australia!
    In "Heaven knows ,Mister Allison" ,Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr had a tiny island for themselves ;in "the sundowners " they have the whole Australia.Mrs Carmody wants to settle down ,she wants a home ,she wants her boy to go to school.Mr Carmody registers the same desire ,but always something happens.This family and their friend (Peter Ustinov) are very endearing characters and as you follow them in their two hours + journey ,you never get bored a single minute.And however ,it's not an action-packed story ,all that happens could happen in real life and this simple life is depicted with respect for the audience.The documentary side is very interesting.
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      • December 9, 1960 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Australia
      • Warner Bros.
      • English
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      • Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Productions
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    • 2 hours 13 minutes

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