Aussie ida deborah kerr and son sean michael anderson jr. Filmed in a twotone process called cinecolor, the sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old hollywood chestnut. That famous quote from roger ebert helps me explain why the canadian indie comedy sundowners, though it runs only 97 minutes, felt to me like it lasted 14 hours. Find where to watch the sundowners and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. The sundowners is a 1950 american technicolor western film directed by george templeton. Multiinstrumentalist and orchestra leader billy vaughn charted 42 singles and 36 albums on the billboard charts. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip just another town opening scene, introducing leads robert mitchum as paddy, deborah kerr as ida, with their downunder accents and their son michael anderson jr. Robert preston and robert sterling play two brothers who.
This is a decent western that has a couple of fine performances by robert preston,who makes a great badguy, as kid wichita and cathy downs,veteran of numerous westerns, film noirs and comedies,as kathleen boyce. The sundowners 1960 unrated 2h min drama, adventure 9 december 1960 usa in australias 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. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Movie info paddy carmody robert mitchum is an irishaustralian who promises wife ida deborah kerr he will quit his free wheeling ways and settle down. The sundowners is a 1960 technicolor film that tells the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheepherding ways and the wifes and sons desire to settle down in one place. There is not nearly enough in the film that has to be there, and far too much that is there merely to hold the. As sundowners, they are drovers, who demonstrate there is more to love and freedom besides possessions, especially when life is not always fair. The sundowners, american western film directed by george templeton the sundowners 1960 film, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel the sundowner 2010 film, an american documentary short. But settling down is more than paddys untethered spirit can bear. This is a marvelous movie, and brought back a lot of good memories of my experiences with australians. The sundowners 1960 technicolor film that tells the story of an australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheepherding ways and the wifes and sons. The sundowners 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The husband, paddy carmody, wants to continue living a nomadic existence herding sheep, while his wife ida and son sean are tired of moving from place to place as sundowners who pitch their tent every night at dusk in a different location. The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a supporting cast including glynis johns. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title sundowner. With his mum ida deborah kerr, just arrived in a new piece of 1920a australia, young sean michael anderson jr. 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. The sundowners is a film directed by fred zinnemann and starring deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov. Main theme from the sundowners 1960 dimitri tiomkin. The sundowners 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Aug 09, 2017 robert mitchum and deborah kerr star in a heartwarming romance as big as the australian outback the sundowners. Overview of the sundowners, 1960, directed by fred zinnemann, with deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, at turner classic movies. Opening scene, introducing leads robert mitchum as paddy, deborah kerr as ida, with their downunder accents and their son michael anderson jr. Sep 11, 2011 from the 1962 king of kings and other film spectaculars lp album frank chacksfield and his orchestra london ps 246.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Sundowner yacht, a 1912 yacht once by charles lightoller, second officer of the titanic. Ida carmody kerr loves her husband, paddy mitchum, and paddy. This reminded me of rio bravo, which is a very high compliment coming from me, seeing as thats my favorite movie ever. The sundowners 1950 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The sundowners 2008 in 1920s australia, paddy carmody robert mitchum is a roaming irish sheepherder who loves his nomadic lifestyle. In australias 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. Dec 15, 2017 a good movie is never too long, and a bad movie can never be too short.
Sundowners is a january films production in association with carousel pictures, daylight on mars pictures and burning blue. The sundowners carries leisureliness to a point where it becomes selfdefeating. Along with tom hanks performance as fred rogers in a beautiful. Zinnemann deftly conveyed this story of quiet heroism. The sundowners, directed by fred zinnemann, is a good film to take the kiddies to and i mean this as a compliment. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip lower your blunderbuss. The sundowners, dvd, widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, dramaclassics, 0853911485. Look up sundowner in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sundowner, a character from the video game metal gear rising. The sundowners widescreen, subtitled, dubbed on tcm shop. The film is also known as thunder in the dust in the united kingdom. A rash of cattle rustling leads to a range war, centered on the disputed grazing rights to a fertile canyon. With deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, glynis johns.
The thing i love about rio bravo and about the sundowners is how its a nice, slow paced, leisurely film that takes the time to get me to love its characters. Hostilities escalate with the arrival of a gunman, who. The husband and wife of a family living in the australian outback are at odds in this dramatic film. Learn why four good days star mila kunis wants you to watch the heartbreaking documentary series cheer on netflix. Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west. Robert mitchum and deborah kerr star in a heartwarming romance as big as the australian outbackthe sundowners. In the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move. In australias 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. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip never use a woman cook. The film is distributed in the united states and u. A sheepshearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a race horse will all have a part in the final decision.