The Man from Snowy River (1982 film)
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| The Man from Snowy River | |
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 Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton The Man from Snowy River (Australian DVD cover) |
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| Directed by | George Miller |
| Produced by | Geoff Burrowes |
| Written by | Banjo Paterson (poem) Cul Cullen (story) John Dixon (screenplay) |
| Starring | Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Kirk Douglas |
| Music by | Bruce Rowland |
| Release date(s) | 1982 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country |  Australia |
| Language | English |
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(American DVD cover)
The Man from Snowy River was a 1982 film made in Australia. The film was based on the Banjo Paterson poem of the same name.
The film had a cast including Tom Burlinson as "Jim Craig" (The Man), Kirk Douglas as "Harrison", the owner of the property, Jack Thompson as "Clancy", and Sigrid Thornton as "Jessica Harrison", the daughter of the owner of the property.
Both Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton reprised their roles for the 1988 sequel film.
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[edit] Awards and Nominations
- Won 1982 AFI Award for Best Original Music Score — (awarded to Bruce Rowland)
- Won 1982 Montreal World Film Festival Award for Most Popular Film — (awarded to George Miller)
- Nominated for 1982 AFI Award for Best Achievement in Sound
- Nominated for 1983 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film Australia
[edit] Plot
The 1982 film story is about a young man named Jim Craig whose father Henry dies on the Craig family's Cattle station.
Jim Craig then turns up at Harrison's property looking for work, and falls in love with Harrison's daughter Jessica, much to the disapproval of Jessica's father.
[edit] Dangerous ride
Tom Burlinson has confirmed that it was definitely he who rode the horse over the side of the mountain for the 'terrible descent' during the dangerous ride — commenting that he had been asked about this numerous times, and that he became known as "The Man from Snowy River" because of his ride [1].
[edit] Soundtrack
Australian CD
American CD
- "Main Title"
- "Clancy's Theme"
- "Henry Dies / Farewell To Frew"
- "Harrison's Homestead / Jim Gets His Horse"
- "Mountain Theme"
- "The Brumbies"
- "Jessica's Sonata"
- "Tom Fool's Knot"
- "Searching for Jessica"
- "Jessica's Theme" — (Breaking in the Colt)
- "The Chase"
- "Rosemary Recalls"
- "Jim's Ride"
- "Jim Brings in the Brumbies"
- "Closing Titles"
[edit] Music notes
Bruce Rowland composed the music for the 1982 version, a soundtrack that became one of the most critically acclaimed in the history of motion pictures. He also composed the music for the 1988 sequel film.
NBC Sports uses some of the exact music from the soundtrack for their coverage of The PLAYERS Championship.
2000 Summer Olympics — Bruce Rowland composed a special Olympics version of "The Man from Snowy River" Main Title for the Olympic Games, which were held in Sydney. The CD of the music for the Sydney Olympics includes the Bruce Rowland's special Olympic version of "The Man from Snowy River".
[edit] Loss of the Craig's Hut
The Craig's Hut building was a permanent fixture created for the film. Located in Clear Hills, east of Mount Stirling, Victoria, the popular 4WD and hiking landmark was destroyed on 11 December 2006 in bushfires[2].
[edit] References
- ^ "How The Hell Did We Get Here? — The Baby Boomers Guide To The Movies"
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 11 December 2006, Bushfires ravage iconic Craig's Hut
[edit] See also
- The Man from Snowy River (poem)
- The Man from Snowy River II — the 1988 sequel film
— (Australian title: "The Man from Snowy River II")
— (American title: "Return to Snowy River")
— (British title: "The Untamed") - The Man from Snowy River (TV series)
— (Australian title: "Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River")
— (American title: "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga") - The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
- The Man from Snowy River (1920 film) - a silent film based on the same poem
- List of films based on poems
- Snowy River
[edit] External links
 Cinema of Australia |
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