The Sundowners

1960 · directed by Fred Zinnemann

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

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 (1960), directed by Fred Zinnemann, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Deborah Kerr
• Robert Mitchum
• Peter Ustinov
• Glynis Johns
• Dina Merrill
• Chips Rafferty
• Michael Anderson Jr.
• Lola Brooks
• Wylie Watson
• John Meillon

Crew

• Jack Hildyard — Director of Photography
• Jack Harris — Editor
• Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
• Isobel Lennart — Screenplay

More from Fred Zinnemann

1. High Noon (1952) — 95/100 · hit
2. From Here to Eternity (1953) — 93/100 · hit
3. The Search (1948) — 85/100 · hit
4. A Man for All Seasons (1966) — 81/100 · hit
5. Act of Violence (1949) — 81/100 · hit
6. The Day of the Jackal (1973) — 80/100 · hit

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