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Titre original : The Sundowners

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Dans l'Outback australien au début du XXe siècle, la famille Carmody mène une vie modeste et nomade. La mère et le fils souhaitent s'installer quelque part, tandis que le père est contre cet... Tout lireDans l'Outback australien au début du XXe siècle, la famille Carmody mène une vie modeste et nomade. La mère et le fils souhaitent s'installer quelque part, tandis que le père est contre cette idée.Dans l'Outback australien au début du XXe siècle, la famille Carmody mène une vie modeste et nomade. La mère et le fils souhaitent s'installer quelque part, tandis que le père est contre cette idée.

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5 k

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Nommé pour 5 Oscars
- 4 victoires et 13 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Although studio head Jack L. Warner wanted to shoot the movie in Arizona, director Fred Zinnemann insisted on shooting the exteriors on-location in Australia. The shoot did not go well. Zinnemann spent twelve weeks filming scenery and shepherding scenes in the outback before the cast arrived. Once the cast got there, the weather began alternating daily between hot sun and cold rain, which resulted in several extra weeks of filming. Robert Mitchum was so harassed by fans, that he had to move onto a boat to get away from them.

Gaffes
After Ida and Sean cross the bridge to escape the fire, they look into the flames for Paddy. Through the smoke, a man can be seen tending the fire.

Citations
Ida Carmody: This is a good country for sheep and it's not bad for men, but it's hard on us women. The men come here because of the sheep, and we come here because of the men, and most of us finish up looking like the sheep. Wrinkled faces, knotty hair, and not even much of a mind of our own.

Connexions
Featured in On Location with the Sundowners (1960)

Bandes originales
The Lime-Juice Tub
(uncredited)
Traditional
Quoted in the background score and played by the band at the first race meeting and also sung at Mrs Firth's hotel

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Wonderful Movie

Being an Aussie I was pretty annoyed at some of the reviews in here by Australians. I think you have to be of a certain vintage to appreciate the life of the Australian drover. This was an occupation of former days. Both my grandfathers did it. Not with their families but they took to the road when they needed the work. A nomadic life is what many Australians had to endure as unlike what most people might think, Australians were mostly a poor lot of people with simple comforts. I do believe that Fred Zimmerman has done a brilliant job in capturing a moment in time with the Carmody family. This is my favorite Robert Mitchum movie. His accent was great. The best I have ever heard for an American. Very believable is his character. Deborah Kerr is like many women I once knew. She was also brilliant. I love looking at the scenery to see the beautiful countryside near where I live before it became fenced off with barbed wire everywhere. Great movie, definitely worth watching.