The Sundowners
“Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement...Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called "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.
Cast
27 people
Deborah Kerr
Ida Carmody
Known for
The Innocents
Black Narcissus
Robert Mitchum
Paddy Carmody
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Peter Ustinov
Rupert Venneker
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Death on the Nile
Glynis Johns
Mrs. Firth
Known for
Mary Poppins
While You Were Sleeping
Dina Merrill
Jean Halstead
Known for
Operation Petticoat
Caddyshack II
Chips Rafferty
Quinlan
Known for
Wake in Fright
Mutiny on the Bounty
Michael Anderson Jr.
Sean Carmody
Known for
Logan's Run
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Lola Brooks
Liz Brown
Known for
On the Beach
Wylie Watson
Herb Johnson
Known for
The 39 Steps
Whisky Galore!
John Meillon
Bluey Brown
Known for
Crocodile Dundee II
Walkabout
Ronald Fraser
Ocker
Known for
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Wild Geese
Gerry Duggan
Shearer
Also in
Goldfinger
Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin
Fred Zinnemann Director · Isobel Lennart Screenplay Jon Cleary Author
Worldwide gross $3.8M · United States release December 8, 1960 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States, Australia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,800,000
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States · Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 8, 1960
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 2, 1961 · Theatrical
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