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The Sundowners is a 1960 Technicolor comedy-drama film that tells the story of a 1920s Australian outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife and son's desire to settle in one place.
The Sundowners: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns. 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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- Drama, Western
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1960-12-09
An Australian sheepherder and his wife clash over their nomadic existence and their son's future. Cast & Crew. Read More. Fred Zinnemann. Director. Deborah Kerr. Ida Carmody. Robert Mitchum. Paddy Carmody. Peter Ustinov. Rupert Venneker. Glynis Johns. Mrs. Firth. Dina Merrill. Jean Halstead. Photos & Videos. View All. 2 Photos. Film Details. Genre.
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In 1920s Australia, Paddy Carmody (Robert Mitchum) is a roaming Irish sheepherder who loves his nomadic lifestyle. His wife, Ida (Deborah Kerr), and young son, Sean (Michael Anderson Jr.), don't ...
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- Deborah Kerr
- Fred Zinnemann
- Drama
The Carmodys, husband and wife Paddy (Robert Mitchum) and Ida (Deborah Kerr), and their young teen-aged son Sean (Michael Anderson, Jr.), are a migrant family in 1920's Australia. Paddy works primarily as a sheep drover.
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Overview. 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.