Man from Snowy River

UPC: 024543029137

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Inspired by an epic poem by A.B. "Banjo" Patterson, The Man From Snowy River was a major step forward for the regenerated Australian film industry of the early '80s. This "down-under Western" spotlights Tom Burlinson as Jim Craig, a headstrong young man who goes to work for a powerful cattle baron. Burlinson falls in love with Jessica (Sigrid Thornton), his boss' daughter, and becomes enmeshed in a bitter land feud. Kirk Douglas has a high old time in the dual role of hard-hearted landowner Harrison and grizzled, one-legged old prospector Spur. Previously filmed in 1920, The Man From Snowy River was directed by the other George Miller, not the director of the same name who helmed Mad Max (1979). A monumental moneymaker, the film inspired a 1988 sequel, confusingly titled Return to Snowy River, Part II. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Western

Awards: Best Foreign Film – null Best Foreign Film – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: cc

Man from Snowy River

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/28/2002

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard, 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels, DDM2.0 Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono

Runtime: 104 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- The Man from Snowy River - Fullscreen
1. The Old Thoroughbred
2. Main Titles
3. The Accident
4. Hard Country
5. Spur's Gift
6. The Thousand-Pound Colt
7. Clancy
8. The New Kid
9. The Legend
10. Two Romantics
11. Staying Behind
12. A Butler and a Lady
13. Breaking the Colt
14. A Foolish Boy
15. Twenty Strays
16. Harrison's Anger
17. Lost in the Mountains
18. Rescued
19. To Be with You
20. Gold
21. Uncle Spur
22. A Tale of Two Brothers
23. One Impetuous Act
24. Bunkhouse Brawl
25. Curly's Revenge
26. Clancy's Offer
27. Going After the Colt
28. The Stallions
29. Jim's Big Leap
30. A True Horseman
31. The Man from Snowy River
32. End Titles
Disc #1, Side B -- The Man from Snowy River - Widescreen
1. The Old Thoroughbred
2. Main Titles
3. The Accident
4. Hard Country
5. Spur's Gift
6. The Thousand-Pound Colt
7. Clancy
8. The New Kid
9. The Legend
10. Two Romantics
11. Staying Behind
12. A Butler and a Lady
13. Breaking the Colt
14. A Foolish Boy
15. Twenty Strays
16. Harrison's Anger
17. Lost in the Mountains
18. Rescued
19. To Be with You
20. Gold
21. Uncle Spur
22. A Tale of Two Brothers
23. One Impetuous Act
24. Bunkhouse Brawl
25. Curly's Revenge
26. Clancy's Offer
27. Going After the Colt
28. The Stallions
29. Jim's Big Leap
30. A True Horseman
31. The Man from Snowy River
32. End Titles

Derek Armstrong

The Man From Snowy River may be a landmark achievement in Australian cinema -- accomplished by the standards of a fledgling film industry -- but when compared to a long history of similar American Westerns, it fares only so-so. Its more enduring place may be in the hearts of horse lovers, specifically young girls, many of whom campaigned ever more urgently for a pony as a result of watching the movie. In this way, its influence is better equated to the The Black Stallion than The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. There's a harlequin quality to the forbidden romance on the frontier storyline, which also includes scandalous family secrets and other bits of soap opera fodder. Still, it's executed with enough skill and enough mildness to rest comfortably within the realm of the sentimental family classic. Especially impressive are the horse-riding feats, even the loving way the horses are filmed, which help categorize it among horse films without that being its explicit focus. In his debut film, cinematographer Keith Wagstaff encapsulates the beauty of the Australian countryside with a real sense for its expansiveness. Kirk Douglas is an effective choice to raise the film's stateside interest level, even if the lesser half of his dual role, the salty old prospector, has the hokey feel of a theme park character. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Johnny Nash  Actor 
Heath Harris  Actor 
Tommy Dysart  Actor 
Charlie Lovick  Actor 
Peter Wallis  Actor 
Kevin Stewart  Actor 
Bruce Kerr  Actor 
Howard Eymon  Actor 
Paul Purcell  Actor 
June Jago  Actor 
Geoff Burrowes  Actor 
Jim James  Actor 
David Bradshaw  Actor 
Kristopher Steele  Actor 
Gerald Egan  Actor 
Geoff Burrowes  Producer 
John Dixon  Screenwriter 
Bruce Rowland  Composer (Music Score) 
Simon Wincer  Executive Producer 
Fred Cullen  Screenwriter 
George Miller  Director 
Michael Edgley  Executive Producer 
Kirk Douglas  Actor 
Kirk Douglas  Actor 
Jack Thompson  Actor 
Tom Burlinson  Actor 
Sigrid Thornton  Actor 
Lorraine Bayly  Actor 
Chris Hayward  Actor 
Tony Bonner  Actor 
Gus Mercurio  Actor 
Terence Donovan  Actor 

Country: Australia