Movie
The Man from Snowy River
Overview
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-03-25
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Adventure, Western, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cambridge Productions, Michael Edgley International, Snowy River Investment Pty. Ltd.
- Country
- Australia
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tom Burlinson as Jim Craig
- Sigrid Thornton as Jessica Harrison
- Terence Donovan as Henry Craig
- Kirk Douglas as Harrison / Spur
- Jack Thompson as Clancy
- Tommy Dysart as Mountain Man
- Tony Bonner as Kane
- Chris Haywood as Curly
- Gus Mercurio as Frew
- June Jago as Mrs. Bailey
- Bruce Kerr as Man in Street
- David Bradshaw as Banjo Paterson
Crew
- George T. Miller - Director
- John Dixon - Screenplay
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