The Man from Snowy River
Adventure film based on Australian writer Banjo Paterson's peom from 1890. Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson) has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Co-stars Kirk Douglas in the roles of twin brothers Harrison and Spur.
1982Rating: PG102 minsAustralia
AdventureKids & Family
- Director:
- George Trumbull Miller ('Andre', 'The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter', 'Robinson Crusoe')
- Writer:
- Cul CullenJohn Dixon
- Cast:
- Kirk DouglasTom BurlinsonJack ThompsonSigrid ThorntonTony BonnerTerence DonovanChris Haywood
The Man from Snowy River / Reviews
Urban Cinefile
The combination of its elements touches the Australian heart, elevating the ethos of a big, wonderful land and its hard headed, big hearted people on the screen
Full reviewTime Out
The presence of Kirk Douglas in two roles (his scallywag performance and his gritted one) attempts to give the film the gloss of an American Western, fooling no one.
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The New York Times
To appreciate it fully, however, one must have a completely uncritical fondness for Kirk Douglas as he acts his heart out in two roles; for picturesque landscapes; for silly plots, and for dialogue that leans heavily on aphorisms too homespun to be repeated in a big-city newspaper.
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Roger Ebert
It's corny in places, and kind of dumb, and its subplot about the romance between the boy and the girl seems plundered from some long-shelved Roddy McDowell script.
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