Zinnemann's customary care for detail pays occasional dividends, but the film goes on rather too long.
The Sundowners (1960)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:7
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Garnering an impressive five Oscar nominations and containing a starring role for Robert Mitchum, THE SUNDOWNERS is a drama weaved around the daily lives of the Carmody family. The family members... Garnering an impressive five Oscar nominations and containing a starring role for Robert Mitchum, THE SUNDOWNERS is a drama weaved around the daily lives of the Carmody family. The family members work together as sheep herders and find themselves constantly travelling in order to find further employment. But when the idea of settling down and opening their own farm is suggested, the family faces more struggle and turmoil than they ever imagined possible. [More]
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Wylie Watson, Dina Merrill, Chips Rafferty
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Wylie Watson, Dina Merrill, Chips Rafferty, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns, Lola Brooks, Peter Ustinov
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Reviews for The Sundowners
...the film's lack of plot never becomes as pronounced as one might've feared...
This sprawling saga of Aussie nomads in the 1920s is directed by Zinnemann with his customary tamed discipline and human realism, elevated by the solid ensemble, with particularly strong turns from Mitchum, Deborah Kehr, Peter Ustinov and Glynis Johns
What is nice about these people and valid about this film, is that they have an abundance of freshness, openness and vitality.
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