Movie

The Sundowners

1960 · 133 min

A warm, unhurried portrait of a family at odds over settling down, with rugged outback beauty and bittersweet compromises.

Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
Genres: Drama, Adventure
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov

Tagline: Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement...Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called "The Sundowners"!
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.

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Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
Genres: Drama, Adventure
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
freedom
survival
love
ambition
Places: countryside
small town
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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