Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Sundowners
1960
***½
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Dina Merrill, Chips Rafferty

A charming drama about an Australian family of sheep drovers. The father is a wandering soul, but the rest of the family would finally like to settle down. Robert Mitchum doesn't convince as an Aussie, but otherwise he and the rest of cast give fine performances. Based on the novel by Jon Cleary.