The Sundowners

The Sundowners

133 mins | Adventure | Dec. 8, 1960

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.

The Sundowners

133 mins | Adventure | Dec. 8, 1960

The Sundowners
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Sundowners
Directors Lex Halliday, Peter Bolton, Elaine Schreyeck, Roy Stevens, Fred Zinnemann
Writers Isobel Lennart, Jon Cleary

Cast

Deborah Kerr

as Ida Carmody

Robert Mitchum

as Paddy Carmody

Peter Ustinov

as Rupert Venneker

Glynis Johns

as Mrs. Firth

Dina Merrill

as Jean Halstead

Chips Rafferty

as Quinlan

Michael Anderson Jr.

as Sean Carmody

Lola Brooks

as Liz Brown

Wylie Watson

as Herb Johnson

John Meillon

as Bluey Brown

Ronald Fraser

as Ocker

Gerry Duggan

as Shearer

Leonard Teale

as Shearer

Peter Carver

as Shearer

Dick Bentley

as Shearer

Mervyn Johns

as Jack Patchogue

Molly Urquhart

as Mrs. Bateman

Ewen Solon

as Halstead

Max Osbiston

as Farm Couple

Mercia Barden

as Farm Couple

Ray Barrett

as Man at Pub / Two-Up Game (uncredited)

Jack Cunningham

as Paddy's Drinking Companion (uncredited)

John Fegan

as Man (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble

as Mr. Bateman (uncredited)

Bryan Pringle

as PC Thomas (uncredited)

Colin Tapley

as Palmer (uncredited)

Alister Williamson

as Shearer (uncredited)