Classics original us one sheet film posters for sale ebay. The film reached the top ten at the uk box office and was the third highest grossing film of 1961 in australia. The sundowners is a 1960 film directed by fred zinnemann, starring deborah kerr and robert mitchum. More densely written than the current style of novel. I saw this movie twice, but would never hurry to see it again.
The sundowner, an american documentary short sundowner, a 2016 television series episodemusic. With deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, glynis johns. The sundowners 1960 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Buy classics original us one sheet film posters and get the best deals. The final of these films, zinnemanns episodic pastoral the sundowners, released in the united states in early december 1960, is the last largescale feature film made in australia prior to michael powells theyre a weird mob in 196566 and represents the final completed attempt to make a high budget, mainstream and multistardriven. 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. Chiefly british an alcoholic drink taken at sundown. Across a whole world of adventure comes the rousing, story of real people called the sundowners in the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move. The sundowners elmer gantry the apartment is a great film and well deserving of the oscar for best picture of 1960, but even if you personally didnt like it, its a very difficult argument to make that any of the other nominees were superior. The sundowners 1960 film, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel. Sundowners was released theatrically at the tiff bell lightbox in august 2017 and is now available on digital and vod streaming. Sundowner definition of sundowner by the free dictionary.
The sundowners 1961 robert mitchum deborah kerr peter. The best deals on originalsinternational, originalsunited states, reproductions. The film stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, and peter ustinov, with a supporting cast including glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson jr. The relentless beat group energy of the instrumentation blends wonderfully the laidback, insouciant cool of the. Based on the novella the turn of the screw by the american novelist henry james, the screenplay was adapted by william archibald and truman. Mob in 196566 and represents the final completed attempt to make a high budget. A sheepshearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a. 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. Sundowners, the 1960 movie clip never use a woman cook. The sundowners, an adventure drama film and adaptation of the cleary novel.
Opening in toronto august 25th at tiff bell lightbox posts tagged. Big, funny, tender and humane all at the same time, the sundowners is a true family film, without any of the cloying connotations of that term. Earl boyce jack elam saw who killed the man, but hes too frightened to tell. 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 husband and wife of a family living in the australian outback are at odds in this dramatic film. The 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 the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move.
Unrated 2h min adventure, drama 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. 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, american western film directed by george templeton. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Fred zinnemanns the sundowners, the sundowners fred zinnemann, 1960 dual repopo. In the outback, there are sheep ranches with huge tracts of land. The film will also screen outdoors preceded by a musical performance by one of the film s lead. Mitchum rightly rated this his most complex and complete performance. 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.
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 sundowners original theatrical trailer youtube. The sundowners is a 1960 technicolor film that tells the story of an australian outback family. Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west. Although a december 6, 1954 hollywood reporter news item. Sundowners was released in canada at the tiff bell lightbox in toronto on august 25, 2017. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. 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. Texans tom robert sterling and jeff cloud john barrymore jr. The innocents 1961 film wikimili, the best wikipedia.
The film was given a respectable number of nominations at the 33rd academy awards, held in april 1961 for the best films of 1960, but missed in all categories. One, two, three 1961 bluray available for preorder. She worked steadily, averaging one film a year, with directors of. Aussie ida deborah kerr and son sean michael anderson jr. Im a huge deborah kerr fan so i knew that i would enjoy this film, but i didnt how much. The innocents is a 1961 british psychological horror film directed and produced by jack clayton, and starring deborah kerr, michael redgrave, and megs jenkins.
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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. To help personalize content, tailor and measure ads, and provide a safer experience, we use cookies. 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. The sundowners 1950 film, american western film directed by george templeton. At best the naked edge 1961 was a routine thriller, made painful by. Lpt ad london hag 2368 mino sah g 6168 stereo 45 hlg 9256 sp. Sundowners definition of sundowners by the free dictionary. Listen to the sundowners soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create wirral. The sundowners, directed by fred zinnemann, is a good film to take the kiddies to and i mean this as a compliment. The sundowners carries leisureliness to a point where it becomes selfdefeating. Title sequences and typography from feature films starring robert mitchum, from pursued 1947 to dead man 1995.
Stream tracks and playlists from the sundowners on your desktop or mobile device. The secondary sundowners theme is apparently entitled down under. Formed in lake george, ny in 1959, the original lineup of the sundowners consisted of eddie brick on lead vocals, dominick demieri on. The sundowners original theatrical trailer warner bros. The sundowners 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sundowners movie starring phil hanley, luke lalonde and tim heidecker. Sundowners two videographers grapple with their own discontent while filming a couples wedding in mexico in pavan moondis leaden indie comedy. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the sundowners at the discogs marketplace. It was adapted from a 1952 novel of the same name by australian writer jon cleary. Paddy carmody mitchum is a drover in 1920s australia. Sundowners was released theatrically in december 2017 and is now available on digital and vod. Robert mitchum title sequences the movie title stills. The film was subsequently released on itunes canada in september.