The Man from Snowy River (1982 movie)

The Man from Snowy River is a 1982 Australian movie.  It is based on the Banjo Paterson poem The Man from Snowy River. The cast included Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson, Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Terence Donovan, and Chris Haywood.

Both Burlinson and Thornton were in the 1988 sequel, The Man from Snowy River II.

The Man from Snowy River made $17,228,160 at the box office in Australia,.  This is the same as $50,132,946 in 2009 dollars.

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 T. Miller)
 Nominated for 1982 AFI Award for Best Achievement in Sound
 Nominated for 1983 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film Australia

References

Category:1982 drama movies
Category:Australian drama movies
Category:1980s Western (genre) movies
Category:20th Century Fox movies
Category:Movies about animals
Category:Movies about horses
Category:Movies set in Australia
Category:Movies directed by George T. Miller