The Man from Snowy River (1982)

Director
George T. Miller

Main cast
Tom Burlinson; Terence Donovan; Kirk Douglas; Tommy Dysart; Bruce Kerr

Genres
Drama, Action, Western, Romance

Description
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 low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Kirk Douglas plays two roles as twin brothers who haven't spoken for years, one of whom was Jim's father's best friend and the other of whom is the father of the girl he wants to marry.


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