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The Sundowners

In Australia's Outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished Carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to settle, while the dad is against it.

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Fred Zinnemann

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Nominated for 5 Oscars. 4 wins & 13 nominations total

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Ida Carmody

Paddy Carmody

Rupert Venneker

Mrs. Firth

Jean Halstead

Quinlan

Sean Carmody

Michael Anderson Jr.

Liz Brown

Herb Johnson

Bluey Brown

Ocker

Shearer

Shearer

Shearer

Shearer

Jack Patchogue - Mayor of Cawndilla

Mrs. Bateman

Halstead

Farm Couple

Farm Couple

Man at Pub

Paddy's Drinking Companion #2

Jack Cunningham

Mr. Bateman

PC Thomas

Palmer

Shearer

Alister Williamson

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Ida Carmody Sean Carmody Rupert Venneker Paddy Carmody Shearer

The trouble with you Ida is you got no imagination - The Sundowners

The trouble with you Ida is you got no imagination

Is that all the money we got left? - The Sundowners

Is that all the money we got left?

Aren't you gonna wash tonight - The Sundowners

Aren't you gonna wash tonight

Admiring yourself? - The Sundowners

Admiring yourself?

You know something Ide - The Sundowners

You know something Ide

Want another cuppa?
There's still some in the billy. - The Sundowners

Want another cuppa? There's still some in the billy.

Do you suppose the poor coot on that farm can just come and go like we do - The Sundowners

Do you suppose the poor coot on that farm can just come and...

Do you think those cow cockies have an easy time of it - The Sundowners

Do you think those cow cockies have an easy time of it

A clean living teetotaler that's what I'll hire - The Sundowners

A clean living teetotaler that's what I'll hire

Reckon I'll go bag us
a couple of rabbits. - The Sundowners

Reckon I'll go bag us a couple of rabbits.

All right fearless lower your blunderbuss - The Sundowners

All right fearless lower your blunderbuss

Well I don't know if you've got a father - The Sundowners

Well I don't know if you've got a father

Is she your boss My employer - The Sundowners

Is she your boss My employer

Many's the man who sunk to his doom in Yorkshire pudding - The Sundowners

Many's the man who sunk to his doom in Yorkshire...

Pardon Pay a woman a compliment - The Sundowners

Pardon Pay a woman a compliment

Well may I offer you a lift into town - The Sundowners

Well may I offer you a lift into town

- Well, there we are.
- He must've got the job. - The Sundowners

- Well, there we are. - He must've got the job.

Boy get this man eating mongrel off me - The Sundowners

Boy get this man eating mongrel off me

Get off. - The Sundowners

Let the law through. - The Sundowners

Let the law through.

I was bitten by a mad dog once.
Oh, God, I was crook. - The Sundowners

I was bitten by a mad dog once. Oh, God, I was crook.

Paddy. - The Sundowners

What's the flaming rush, Ide?
Since when do we-? - The Sundowners

What's the flaming rush, Ide? Since when do we-?

Got here before sunup - The Sundowners

Got here before sunup

Ain't it cracker Mr Venneker coming with us Dad - The Sundowners

Ain't it cracker Mr Venneker coming with us Dad

Look mate - The Sundowners

In any case I've been here long enough - The Sundowners

In any case I've been here long enough

- I'm thinking of chucking up the job.
- No, you're not. - The Sundowners

- I'm thinking of chucking up the job. - No, you'r...

I'm sorry, Carmody.
I didn't mean to precipitate that. - The Sundowners

I'm sorry, Carmody. I didn't mean to precipitate t...

If you're gonna be a drover - The Sundowners

If you're gonna be a drover

That's 1200 sheep. Deliver them
to Cawndilla in six weeks... - The Sundowners

That's 1200 sheep. Deliver them to Cawndilla in six wee...

Got a passenger for you. Here. - The Sundowners

Got a passenger for you. Here.

Why'd you leave - The Sundowners

Why'd you leave

What's China like - The Sundowners

What's China like

I want that more than anything - The Sundowners

I want that more than anything

Come on, Sam. Giddap, there.
Come on, giddap. - The Sundowners

Come on, Sam. Giddap, there. Come on, giddap.

Hey Dad look a dingo - The Sundowners

Hey Dad look a dingo

Just like a dingo. - The Sundowners

Just like a dingo.

Missed him. - The Sundowners

I thought I smelled smoke. - The Sundowners

I thought I smelled smoke.

Fire. You better get a move on, quick. - The Sundowners

Fire. You better get a move on, quick.

It's a crown fire.
Get up to the head of the mob. - The Sundowners

It's a crown fire. Get up to the head of the mob.

Get back to your mother, Sean.
Your dad says so. - The Sundowners

Get back to your mother, Sean. Your dad says so.

Mum. - The Sundowners

Hey, the mob's breaking up. - The Sundowners

Hey, the mob's breaking up.

Paddy, come back! - The Sundowners

Paddy, come back!

Paddy! - The Sundowners

Whoa, back, Sam! Whoa, back! - The Sundowners

Whoa, back, Sam! Whoa, back!

It's swinging away from us.
We're all right. - The Sundowners

It's swinging away from us. We're all right.

Mum! Mum! - The Sundowners

Well, here it is, Ide. - The Sundowners

Well, here it is, Ide.

Lord love a duck a woman Been waiting long - The Sundowners

Lord love a duck a woman Been waiting long

My word you are lucky all this traveling - The Sundowners

My word you are lucky all this traveling

Now then what can I do to help Well we'd like a bath - The Sundowners

Now then what can I do to help Well we'd like a bath

Carmody do you think that creature is planning to give us our baths - The Sundowners

Carmody do you think that creature is planning to give us...

You know Rupe sometimes you make my teeth ache - The Sundowners

You know Rupe sometimes you make my teeth ache

If we stay here maybe I could get a job - The Sundowners

If we stay here maybe I could get a job

Nothing's so revolting to the young as the sight of their elders at play - The Sundowners

Nothing's so revolting to the young as the sight of...

Well done, if I say so,
who sings it better alone. - The Sundowners

Well done, if I say so, who sings it better alone.

There's nothing like a sing song to get the dust out of your lungs - The Sundowners

There's nothing like a sing song to get the dust out of...

Rupe we'd like you to come to Queensland with us - The Sundowners

Rupe we'd like you to come to Queensland with us

I didn't investigate the possibilities of Cawndilla after all - The Sundowners

I didn't investigate the possibilities of Cawndilla...

That queers it I never use a woman cook - The Sundowners

That queers it I never use a woman cook

Sean! - The Sundowners

All New South bloody Wales to drive in,
and you gotta aim at us! - The Sundowners

All New South bloody Wales to drive in, and you gotta aim at...

Hey! Get back! - The Sundowners

It's gonna be fun - The Sundowners

It's gonna be fun

But it's hard on us women - The Sundowners

But it's hard on us women

I'm having a real good time - The Sundowners

I'm having a real good time

Welcome back, Rupe.
What would you like? - The Sundowners

Welcome back, Rupe. What would you like?

There's one doctor in Cawndilla - The Sundowners

There's one doctor in Cawndilla

What about going to town on Saturday night - The Sundowners

What about going to town on Saturday night

Spending the night in Cawndilla - The Sundowners

Spending the night in Cawndilla

Your good man seemed almost cheerful - The Sundowners

Your good man seemed almost cheerful

What's the matter, darl? - The Sundowners

What's the matter, darl?

Friends Romans shearers - The Sundowners

Friends Romans shearers

Gert I'm back Gert - The Sundowners

Gert I'm back Gert

Nobody home.
There's nobody home but me. - The Sundowners

Nobody home. There's nobody home but me.

We played lots of tennis at school and did a lot of surfing - The Sundowners

We played lots of tennis at school and did a lot of surfing

Hello. What are you doing here,
Mrs. Halstead? - The Sundowners

Hello. What are you doing here, Mrs. Halstead?

I couldn't get the doc.
He's gone out to Big Billabong. - The Sundowners

I couldn't get the doc. He's gone out to Big Billa...

Well stone the flaming crows if it ain't old Ide - The Sundowners

Well stone the flaming crows if it ain't old Ide

Come on now, Liz. Push. - The Sundowners

Come on now, Liz. Push.

Well, here he is, what's left of him. - The Sundowners

Well, here he is, what's left of him.

Oh, I gotta tell the fellas. - The Sundowners

Oh, I gotta tell the fellas.

Hey, Paddy. - The Sundowners

Sean you've got your whole life to live - The Sundowners

Sean you've got your whole life to live

I got me own reasons Sean You're too young to understand - The Sundowners

I got me own reasons Sean You're too young to...

As long as Bluey's nipper gets a big piece of it - The Sundowners

As long as Bluey's nipper gets a big piece of it

Ide, I was thinking... - The Sundowners

Ide, I was thinking...

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In Australia's Outback during the early twentieth century, the impoverished Carmody family lives a nomadic life out of their wagon, but the mom and son want to settle, while the dad is against it.

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Director: Fred Zinnemann

Writer: Isobel Lennart, Jon Cleary

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 1960

MetaScore: 82/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 09 Dec 1960

Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. 4 wins & 13 nominations total

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