The Sundowners (1960)

6.8/10 133 min Drama Adventure

Overview

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

Deborah Kerr

Ida Carmody

Robert Mitchum

Paddy Carmody

Peter Ustinov

Rupert Venneker

Glynis Johns

Mrs. Firth

Dina Merrill

Jean Halstead

Chips Rafferty

Quinlan

Michael Anderson Jr.

Sean Carmody

Lola Brooks

Liz Brown

Wylie Watson

Herb Johnson

John Meillon

Bluey Brown

Ronald Fraser

Ocker

Gerry Duggan

Shearer

Leonard Teale

Shearer

Dick Bentley

Shearer

Mervyn Johns

Jack Patchogue

Ewen Solon

Halstead

Max Osbiston

Farm Couple

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