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The Sundowners

1960 • 2h13m Drama, Adventure

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Screenplay

Isobel Lennart

Cast

Deborah Kerr

Robert Mitchum

Peter Ustinov

Release date

12/8/1960

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

US

Vote count

56