1960 2h 13m Fred Zinnemann

The Sundowners

Name: The Sundowners
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 1960
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns

★ 7.1 IMDb

Drama Western

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 keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.

Writers Jon Cleary, Isobel Lennart

Cast Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns

DP Jack Hildyard

Production Designer Michael Stringer

Music Dimitri Tiomkin

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Director

Nominated Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture