The Man from Snowy River

1982
PG
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Tragedy Adventure Drama Romance Western

In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

10K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations

Trivia
Tom Burlinson had never ridden horses much before making this movie and when he took Denny over the cliff to go after the brumbies that was a one-take shot at full gallop down the cliff face.

Goofs
At the end of the film when the brumbies are being driven toward a holding corral, the mare Bess and the colt are way out in front. They're domesticated, and they'd know that the ranch meant food and water, so they'd be more eager to return than the others.

Quotes
Jim Craig: There are a dozen good brood mares in that mob. I'll be back for them... and for whatever else is mine.

Crazy credits
A herd of wild horses stampede over the hills after the end credits.

Alternate versions
NBC edited 8 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.

Connections
Edited into Terror Nullius (2018)

Soundtracks
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor
("Für Elise") (uncredited)
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

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Featured review

10/10

Grand and Timeless

Clint Eastwood and Unforgiven be damned. This is by far the best western of the modern era. Its an Aussie tale, but that does not disqualify it in my books. Lonesome Dove has its group as does Unforgiven. But George Miller's The Man from Snowy River is downright majestic.

There are no stagecoaches, revenge killings, poker games or joking jail hands. There isn't even a climactic standoff in a dusty old town. But there is the hand of a maiden to win and inner demons to slay. The climax isn't a shoot out with a band of criminals, but with a stallion and a lonely ride down a rocky mountain.

Director George Miller draws clear characters and honest human situations. He understands what a camera can do. Scenes of great power play out not in a tired miasma of gunfire or hokey soliloquies, but in the striations of muscle from a horse powering through rock in slow motion. George Miler is a poet. And the Man from Snowy River is a story that will stand the test of time. See it.