The Man from Snowy River (1982)

"The story of a boy suddenly alone in the world. The men who challenge him. And the girl who helps him become a man."
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The Man from Snowy River
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.
DirectorGeorge T. Miller
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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 5th, 1982
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 28th, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$3,500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$20,659,423 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Simon Wincer, Michael Edgley
Production Companies:Cambridge Productions, Michael Edgley International, Snowy River Investment Pty. Ltd.
Movie Tags:ranch, horse, australia, river

The Man From Snowy River Collection

The Man from Snowy River is a 1982 Australian drama film based on the Banjo Paterson poem The Man from Snowy River. The film had a cast including Kirk Douglas in a dual role as the brothers Harrison (a character who appeared frequently in Patterson's poems) and Spur, a prospector, Jack Thompson as Clancy, Tom Burlinson as "Jim Craig" (The Man), Sigrid Thornton as Harrison's daughter Jessica, Terence Donovan as Jim's father Henry Craig, and Chris Haywood as Curly. Both Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton later reprised their roles in the 1988 sequel, The Man from Snowy River II, which was released by Walt Disney Pictures.