The sundowners licensed to youtube by merlin redeye distribution on behalf of blue lagoon. I saw this movie twice, but would never hurry to see it again. A descendant of van helsing arrives with hilarious consequences. Starring robert mitchum, deborah kerr, peter ustinov, glynis johns, dina merrill and. Sundowners definition of sundowners by the free dictionary. 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. Promoting their retrospective cd, bloodshot revival proclaimed the sundowners knew more than 15,000 songs, playing about. Sundowners the 1960 a terrific period piece about a family of drovers sheep herders in australia in the 1920s and the struggle within the family between those that want to settle down mother deborah kerr and son vs. A story of a rangewar in the texas panhandle in which the bad brother villain fights for what is right. The film reached the top ten at the uk box office and was the third highest grossing film of 1961 in australia. Jul 10, 2017 home action comedy foreign science fiction le film on the double 1961 vostfr. Filmed in a twotone process called cinecolor, the sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old hollywood chestnut. Find all 39 songs in sundowners soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Nomination for best performance by an actress deborah kerr.
It stars deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, glynis johns, dina merrill, michael anderson, jr. Jul 11, 2019 zinnemanns customary care for detail pays occasional dividends, but the film goes on rather too long. The sundowners is a 1960 technicolor film that tells the story of an australian outback family. Each gallery might contain multiple covers, with a free account you can only download first cover from the gallery at a lower resolution. Items similar to the sundowners original vintage 1961 movie poster one sheet deborah kerr robert mitchum peter ustinov rare on etsy shop the sundowners dvd at best buy. The sundowners carries leisureliness to a point where it becomes selfdefeating. Sundowner, a character from the video game metal gear rising.
The sundowners 1960 adventure drama movie deborah kerr. The husband and wife of a family living in the australian outback are at odds in this dramatic film. The sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann, deborah kerr, robert. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title sundowner. Le film the private war of major benson 1955 vostf. Opening scene, introducing leads robert mitchum as paddy, deborah kerr as ida, with their downunder accents and their son michael anderson jr. The sundowners biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Sundowners soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Keeping it in the family, hes also the brother of guitarist alfie and singer fiona skelly, who shares vocal duties in the band with niamh rowe. 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. Aug 16, 2017 the sundowners licensed to youtube by merlin redeye distribution on behalf of blue lagoon. With robert preston, robert sterling, chill wills, cathy downs. Chiefly british an alcoholic drink taken at sundown.
It was adapted from a 1952 novel of the same name by australian writer jon cleary. There is not nearly enough in the film that has to be there, and far too much that is there merely to hold the. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. In australias outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The sundowners were a countrywestern trio from chicago, 19591989.
Zinnemann deftly conveyed this story of quiet heroism. With his great admiration for the selfreliant australians, cleary vividly and often poetically etches the saga of the carmodys. A sheepshearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling and a race horse will all have a part in the final decision. The thing i love about rio bravo and about the sundowners is how its a nice, slow paced, leisurely film that takes the time to get me to love its characters. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
Paddy carmody, australianborn son of irish migrants, is an itinerant worker, travelling the country with his wife ida and son sean in a horsedrawn wagon. The author, an australian himself, conceived of the sundowners as a novel in which the people werent troubled by neuroses and didnt blame the world for their own shortcomings. The sundowners complete western movie full length in color. 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. This reminded me of rio bravo, which is a very high compliment coming from me, seeing as thats my favorite movie ever. The sundowners, marketed as a newer version of from here to eternity, was a financial failure in the united states. Cleary wrote the novel in longhand during the evenings after work while he was living in new york working as a journalist, with the manuscript typed out by his wife joy. If the films main theme was the struggle between life on the road and between settling down, then the point couldve come across more strongly, instead we had many minute watching horse riding, dingo chasing, sheep herding, sheep shearing and then horse racing. They included guitarist don walls, guitarist bob boyd and bassist curt delaney. In february, the sundowners guest starred as the raspberry wristwatch on a very warm reception, an episode of the espionage drama it takes a thief, while in september they appeared as sonny and the sundowners with paul petersen playing their lead singer. 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. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Sundowner yacht, a 1912 yacht once by charles lightoller, second officer of the titanic.
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 read full biography. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. While deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, and michael anderson, jr. This movie stars robert preston, robert sterling, john. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. A nice and easy to watch family film, but not really engaging at times, also drags a bit too long for my liking. The sundowners is a 1960 film directed by fred zinnemann, starring deborah kerr and robert mitchum. The sundowners original vintage 1961 movie poster one sheet deborah kerr robert mitchum pet. The sundowners is a 1960 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. Sundowners is a january films production in association with carousel pictures, daylight on mars pictures and burning blue. Aug 29, 2014 sundowners the 1960 a terrific period piece about a family of drovers sheep herders in australia in the 1920s and the struggle within the family between those that want to settle down mother deborah kerr and son vs. The story is set in the australian outback during the 1920s and deals with one year in the life of the carmody family.
The sundowners 1960 fred zinnemann, deborah kerr, robert mitchum, peter ustinov, drama, adventure october 9, 2015 in the australian outback, the carmody familypaddy, ida and their teenage son seanare sheep drovers, always on the move. The relentless beat group energy of the instrumentation blends wonderfully the laidback, insouciant cool of the. The vampire in retreat 1 hours and 44 minutes movie 1991 reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely american town. Sundowners have the kudos of the patronage of the coral, whose erstwhile leader james skelly is on coproduction duties here. Look up sundowner in wiktionary, the free dictionary. About half an hour through the movie, my esteem for robert mitchums acting shot way up because of his versatility, as great as gary coopers who was supposed. May 26, 2016 the sundowners complete western movie fu. 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. Formed in lake george, ny in 1959, the original lineup of the sundowners consisted of eddie brick on lead vocals, dominick. Yearning to watch the sundowners on your tv, phone, or tablet. Paddy, his wife ida kerr, and their teenaged son sean live the lives of itinerant wanderers, moving flocks of sheep around. However, by the time were offered a choice of dessert, were so full we can barely pick at some of the luscious, artistically presented fruit though we do manage a final coconut mocktail straight from the shell before stumbling over the happy hour sundowners deck opposite. The sundowners original theatrical trailer youtube. The sundowners, directed by fred zinnemann, is a good film to take the kiddies to and i mean this as a compliment.
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. May 05, 2017 le film west side story 1961 vostfr west side story wikipedia. The sundowners 1960 posters the movie database tmdb. The sundowners 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. The sundowners 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When the sundowners are on the run from the chicago police, a stopover in detroit uncovers the motor citys supervillain underbelly. Paddy carmody mitchum is a drover in 1920s australia.
Therere several different acts currently charting as the sundowners. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the sundowners at the discogs marketplace. If the films main theme was the struggle between life on the road and between settling down, then the point couldve come across more strongly, instead we had many minute watching horse riding, dingo chasing, sheep herding, sheep shearing and then horse. More densely written than the current style of novel. Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west. Download on amazon theme from sundowners part i play on youtube theme from sundowners part i mionguero. The sundowners 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. The sundowners 1960 clip 2 on aso australias audio and visual. Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer.
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