Sundowners

( 1 )

Overview

Director Fred Zinnemann was riding a crest in the '50s with movies like High Noon, From Here to Eternity, Oklahoma, and his success continues in this western-style drama set in Australia in the 1920s. Ida Carmody Deborah Kerr is married to Paddy Robert Mitchum, a sheep drover whose nomadic existence makes him blissfully content. Neither Ida nor their son Sean share his love for roaming, in fact, Ida convinces her husband to take on a job as a sheep-shearer so they can finally have enough to get a mortgage on a ...
See more details below
DVD (Wide Screen / Subtitled / Dubbed)
$18.43
BN.com price
(Save 7%)$19.99 List Price
Pick Up In Store

Pick Up In Store

Reserve and pick up in 60 minutes at your local store

Other sellers (DVD)
  • All (17) from $13.00   
  • New (16) from $13.00   
  • Used (1) from $13.12   

More About This Product

Overview

Director Fred Zinnemann was riding a crest in the '50s with movies like High Noon, From Here to Eternity, Oklahoma, and his success continues in this western-style drama set in Australia in the 1920s. Ida Carmody Deborah Kerr is married to Paddy Robert Mitchum, a sheep drover whose nomadic existence makes him blissfully content. Neither Ida nor their son Sean share his love for roaming, in fact, Ida convinces her husband to take on a job as a sheep-shearer so they can finally have enough to get a mortgage on a farm. At first Paddy agrees but obviously does not know his own mind because in no time at all, he rebels -- though that is not the end of it. Peter Ustinov is also featured as Vanneker, a bachelor who comes to stay with the family, and Glynis Johns plays a hotelkeeper out to change Vanneker's non-marital status.
Read More Show Less

Special Features

Vintage featurette On Location With the Sundowners; Theatrical trailer; Languages: English & Français; Subtitles: English (feature film only)
Read More Show Less

Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide
Hardly the most conflict-driven film of Fred Zinneman's career, or anyone's, The Sundowners is characterized by a gentle tone that effectively complements its striking Australian location photography. Wavering accents aside, both Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr make a great team as a pair of Irish drovers, with Mitchum seeming, amazingly enough, almost cuddly. The central issue -- Mitchum's wanderlust versus Kerr's desire to settle down -- is so muted as to be almost invisible, but the two leads carry it off nicely. Even if it dodges some the stickier issues of class and colonialism, it keeps the interest in its characters high, with Peter Ustinov providing memorable comic relief. By its conclusion, Sundowners has ably conveyed the difficulties facing those who settle the frontier.
Read More Show Less

Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/23/2007
  • UPC: 085391113485
  • Original Release: 1960

    • Rating:

  • Source: Warner Home Video
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Wide Screen / Subtitled / Dubbed
  • Time: 2:13:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 3,849

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Deborah Kerr Ida Carmody
Robert Mitchum Paddy Cannody
Peter Ustinov Rupert Venneker
Glynis Johns Mrs. Firth
Dina Merrill Jean Halstead
Chips Rafferty Quinlan
Michael Anderson Jr. Sean Carmody
Lola Brooks Liz
Wylie Watson Herb Johnson
John Meillon Bluey
Ronald Fraser Ocker
Mervyn Johns Jack Patchogue
Molly Urquhart Mrs. Bateman
Ewen Solon Bob Halstead
Ray Barrett
Dick Bentley Shearer
Peter Carver Shearer
Gerry Duggan Shearer
Max Osbiston Farm Couple
Alister Williamson
Technical Credits
Fred Zinnemann Director, Producer
Gerry Blattner Producer
Peter Bolton Asst. Director
Gerry Fisher Camera Operator
Franta Folmer Set Decoration/Design
George Frost Makeup
Elizabeth Haffenden Costumes/Costume Designer
Jack Harris Editor
Jack Hildyard Cinematographer
David Hildyard Sound/Sound Designer
Isobel Lennart Screenwriter
Terence Morgan II Set Decoration/Design
John Palmer Production Manager
Roy Stevens Asst. Director
Michael Stringer Art Director
Dimitri Tiomkin Score Composer
Read More Show Less

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Sundowners
1. Credits [2:35]
2. Appreciation [2:29]
3. What Home Looks Like [2:24]
4. The Bite on Venneker [3:29]
5. Hoisting a Few - and Paddy [5:08]
6. New Drover [4:27]
7. Setting Out [3:49]
8. Soulmates [1:57]
9. Dingo Alert; the Batemans [3:47]
10. Money Worries [2:56]
11. Fire Danger [4:39]
12. Where's Paddy? [3:19]
13. A Lady and Mrs. Firth [4:28]
14. A Scheme and a Singsong [2:57]
15. Jobs for Four [4:00]
16. Crossroads Clash [3:32]
17. Sheep Shearing [4:33]
18. Life by the Bell [4:25]
19. Mother-to-Be [1:27]
20. Planning a Contest [1:08]
21. Beers, Bets and Bluster [3:51]
22. Baby on the Way [6:18]
23. Blessed Event [3:28]
24. Not Lookin' Past Saturday [2:53]
25. Change of Mind [4:23]
26. Shear Exhaustion [3:48]
27. Lucky Streak [9:28]
28. Sundowner [6:11]
29. Elderly Tune [3:15]
30. Season's End [1:53]
31. Bush Track Race [2:01]
32. Back in Bulinga [1:41]
33. Paddy Backslides [5:05]
34. Bulinga Cup Race [3:54]
35. Sense of Humor [2:56]
Read More Show Less

Menu

Disc #1 -- The Sundowners
   Play Movie
   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      On Location With the Sundowners
      Theatrical Trailer
   Languages
      Spoken Languages
         English
         Français
      Subtitles
         English
         Off
      Web Info
Read More Show Less

Customer Reviews

Average Rating 5
( 1 )
Rating Distribution

5 Star

(1)

4 Star

(0)

3 Star

(0)

2 Star

(0)

1 Star

(0)

Your Rating:

Review Guidelines
Add Recommendations
Your Name: Create a Pen Name or

Barnes & Noble.com Review Rules

Our reader reviews allow you to share your comments on titles you liked, or didn't, with others. By submitting an online review, you are representing to Barnes & Noble.com that all information contained in your review is original and accurate in all respects, and that the submission of such content by you and the posting of such content by Barnes & Noble.com does not and will not violate the rights of any third party. Please follow the rules below to help ensure that your review can be posted.

Reviews by Our Customers Under the Age of 13

We highly value and respect everyone's opinion concerning the titles we offer. However, we cannot allow persons under the age of 13 to have accounts at BN.com or to post customer reviews. Please see our Terms of Use for more details.

What to exclude from your review:

Please do not write about reviews, commentary, or information posted on the product page. If you see any errors in the information on the product page, please send us an email.

Reviews should not contain any of the following:

  • - HTML tags, profanity, obscenities, vulgarities, or comments that defame anyone
  • - Time-sensitive information such as tour dates, signings, lectures, etc.
  • - Single-word reviews. Other people will read your review to discover why you liked or didn't like the title. Be descriptive.
  • - Comments focusing on the author or that may ruin the ending for others
  • - Phone numbers, addresses, URLs
  • - Pricing and availability information or alternative ordering information
  • - Advertisements or commercial solicitation

Reminder:

  • - By submitting a review, you grant to Barnes & Noble.com and its sublicensees the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use the review in accordance with the Barnes & Noble.com Terms of Use.
  • - Barnes & Noble.com reserves the right not to post any review -- particularly those that do not follow the terms and conditions of these Rules. Barnes & Noble.com also reserves the right to remove any review at any time without notice.
  • - See Terms of Use for other conditions and disclaimers.
Search for Products You'd Like to Recommend

Recommend other products that relate to your review. Just search for them below and share!

Create a Pen Name

Your Pen Name is your unique identity on BN.com. It will appear on the reviews you write and other website activities. Your Pen Name cannot be edited, changed or deleted once submitted.

 
Your Pen Name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (plus - and _), and must be at least two characters long.

Continue Anonymously
Sort by: Showing 1 Customer Reviews

  • Anonymous

    Posted March 29, 2010

    No text was provided for this review.

Sort by: Showing 1 Customer Reviews