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. Sundowners definition of sundowners by the free dictionary. 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 sundowner, an american documentary short sundowner, a 2016 television series episodemusic. Paddy carmody mitchum is a drover in 1920s australia. Few youngsters today have heard of this movie, even fewer have seen it, and their lives are quite a bit poorer for that lack. May 22, 2018 robert mitchum and deborah kerr star in a heartwarming romance as big as the australian outback the sundowners. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. Nick thorburn is a musician known for the bands islands, the unicorns and mister heavenly. Filming weddings is a thankless job, so when alex and justin get the chance to shoot a destination wedding in mexico, they take the opportunity to escape their sheltered livesbut with their boss.
The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov. The sundowners is a 1960 film directed by fred zinnemann, starring deborah kerr and robert mitchum. This is the story of a marriage, a comingofage story, and the story of the restless, wandering life of many poor but hard working and often hard drinking men and women in the 1920s. While poprockers the sundowners never scored a hit during their career in the mid60s, for such a littleknown band they managed to cast a long shadow, touring with some of the biggest acts of the day and appearing on television and in major motion pictures. It would be shut out, partly due to the apartmentwhich won five oscars the sundownersdid receive nods for best actress deborah kerr, best picture, best director fred zinnemann, best. Since sterling rather than preston has the mustache this time, sterlings the bad guy. The sundowners ferma din campie 1960 film cinemagia. A descendant of van helsing arrives with hilarious consequences. The sundowners band, a 1960s american rock and roll band. Paddy carmody, australianborn son of irish migrants, is an itinerant worker, travelling the country with his wife ida and son sean in a horsedrawn wagon.
Sundowner, a model of the amc pacer compact automobile. Chiefly british an alcoholic drink taken at sundown. If it starred owen wilson or seth rogen, you could count on a certain quantity of actual laughs, which would result less from an ample budget than from morethancompetent writing, acting and directing. In todays world of gunblazing police tracking down the latest serial killer and movies that try to set records for how many cars they can smash up in ever more inventive ways, this movie stands out as impossibly warmhearted and simple. The film reached the top ten at the uk box office and was the third highest grossing film of 1961 in australia. Aug 29, 2014 sundowners the 1960 a terrific period piece about a family of drovers sheep herders in australia in the 1920s and the struggle within the family between those that want to settle down mother deborah kerr and son vs.
Each gallery might contain multiple covers, with a free account you can only download. It was adapted from a 1952 novel of the same name by australian writer jon cleary. The sundowners, american western film directed by george templeton. More densely written than the current style of novel. Stills from this film were used in a 1961 adaptation for the tv series telestory, where the novel was read by actor leonard teale. Chips rafferty plays quinlan, the contractor at an outback shearing station. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip never use a woman cook. The sundowners carries leisureliness to a point where it becomes selfdefeating. Jul 29, 20 the sundowners 1960 r1 written by keval. Regarder film the sundowners en streaming, telecharger film the sundowners gratuitement, voir film the sundowners en ligne. The sundowners, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel.
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. The sundowners biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. It would be shut out, partly due to the apartmentwhich won five oscars. Texans tom robert sterling and jeff cloud john barrymore jr. 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. Le film the sundowners 1960 vostfr admin 20170507t23. He also composed the main title theme for the podcast, serial and directed a short film starring tim heidecker and michael cera called that dog in 2015, which screened at tribeca and tiff. Find movie and film award information for the sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann on allmovie. Paddy, his wife ida kerr, and their teenaged son sean live the lives of itinerant wanderers, moving. This an excellent feature film about life as a sundowner who traveled from job to job especially during the shearing season of wool for sheep. The film will also screen outdoors preceded by a musical performance by one of the film s lead.
The film was subsequently released on itunes canada in september. Filmed in a twotone process called cinecolor, the sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old hollywood chestnut. Nomination for best performance by an actress deborah kerr. Earl boyce jack elam saw who killed the man, but hes too frightened to tell. Sundowners will open theatrically at the tiff bell lightbox on august 25th.
We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Nick both acts in and composed the music for sundowners. Sundowners was released in canada at the tiff bell lightbox in toronto on august 25, 2017. The vampire in retreat 1 hours and 44 minutes movie 1991 reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely american town. The sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann awards allmovie. But settling down is more than paddys untethered spirit can bear. The sundowners 1960 clip 1 on aso australianscreen. In february, the sundowners guest starred as the raspberry wristwatch on a very warm reception, an episode of the espionage drama it takes a thief, while in september they appeared as sonny and the sundowners with paul petersen playing their lead singer on the song of bertrille episode of the comedy the flying nun. No movie resulted, but the rights then transferred to fred zinneman who directed a film version in 1960. In the australian outback, the carmody family, paddy robert mitchum, ida deborah kerr, and their teenage son sean michael anderson, jr. Fred zinnemanns the sundowners, the sundowners fred zinnemann, 1960 dual repopo. 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. Starring robert mitchum, deborah kerr, peter ustinov, glynis johns, dina merrill and chips rafferty. Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.
With deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, glynis johns. Le film a t produit avec une excellente qualit graphique, meilleur oreille busting qualite sonore et le meilleur meilleurs acteurs. Items similar to the sundowners original vintage 1961 movie poster one sheet deborah kerr robert mitchum peter ustinov rare on etsy the sundowners this is a beautiful movie about australia in the early years of the century. Paddy, his wife ida kerr, and their teenaged son sean live the lives of itinerant wanderers, moving flocks of sheep around australia for pay, living out of a. The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a supporting cast including glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson jr. This was my late mothers all time favorite film and i enjoyed it when i was ten, and twenty, and thirty, and fifty, and now almost 70 and each decade has brought. The husband and wife of a family living in the australian outback are at odds in this dramatic film. With robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, cathy downs. Although a december 6, 1954 hollywood reporter news item. There is not nearly enough in the film that has to be there, and far too much that is there merely to hold the. The studios production notes for the sundowners report that portions of folk songs lime juice tub, the overlanders and moreton bay were sung or played in the pub scenes. While poprockers the sundowners never scored a hit during their career in the mid60s, for such a littleknown band they managed to cast a long shadow, touring with some of the biggest acts of the day read full biography. Zinnemann deftly conveyed this story of quiet heroism.
Whilst ida longs to settle in a place of their own, paddy is unwilling to abandon his way of life and continues to. A sheepshearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a race horse will all have a part in the final decision. Aussie ida deborah kerr and son sean michael anderson jr. The sundowners is remarkable for the number of australian actors it showcases. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Sundowners, of course, is a kind of highconcept buddy comedy that hollywood still makes. Superbly written and deeply moving, the sundowners showcases one of. In the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move. Sundowner, a character from the video game metal gear rising.
Across a whole world of adventure comes the rousing, story of real people called the sundowners. Beechcraft sundowner, a singleengined, lowwing, light aircraft. The sundowners 1960 49100 with its friendly persuasionstyled combination of family adventure fare and high production values, the sundownerswas nominated for a pile of academy awards. The sundowners, marketed as a newer version of from here to eternity, was a financial failure in the united states.