The Man from Snowy River (film)

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The Man from Snowy River was a 1982 film made in Australia. The film was based on the Banjo Paterson poem of the same name. The film had a cast including Tom Burlinson as "Jim Craig" (The Man), Kirk Douglas as "Harrison", the owner of the property, Jack Thompson as "Clancy", and Sigrid Thornton as "Jessica Harrison", the daughter of the owner of the property.

The Craig's Hut building was a permanent fixture created for the film. Located in Clear Hills, east of Mount Stirling, Victoria, the popular 4WD and hiking landmark was destroyed in the December bushfires of 2006 (11 December, 2006).

Contents 1 Plot 2 Soundtrack 2.1 Music notes 3 Earlier movie 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Plot

The 1982 film story is about a young man named Jim Craig whose father Henry dies on the Craig family's Cattle station, following which Jim Craig turns up at Harrison's property looking for work, and falls in love with Harrison's daughter Jessica (Sigrid Thornton), much to the disapproval of Jessica's father.

[edit] Soundtrack

• "Main Title"
• "Clancy's Theme"
• "Henry Dies / Farewell To Frew"
• "Harrison's Homestead / Jim Gets His Horse"
• "Mountain Theme"
• "The Brumbies"
• "Jessica's Sonata"
• "Tom Fool's Knot"
• "Searching for Jessica"
• "Jessica's Theme" — (Breaking in the Colt)
• "The Chase"
• "Rosemary Recalls"
• "Jim's Ride"
• "Jim Brings in the Brumbies"
• "Closing Titles"

[edit] Music notes

Bruce Rowland composed the music for the 1982 version, a soundtrack that became one of the most critically acclaimed in the history of motion pictures. He also composed the music for the 1988 sequel film.

NBC Sports uses some of the exact music from the soundtrack for their coverage of The PLAYERS Championship.

2000 Summer Olympics — Bruce Rowland composed a special Olympics version of "The Man from Snowy River" Main Title for the Olympic Games, which were held in Sydney. The CD of the music for the Sydney Olympics includes the Bruce Rowland's special Olympic version of "The Man from Snowy River".

[edit] Earlier movie

There was also "The Man from Snowy River" silent film made in 1920.

[edit] See also

• The Man from Snowy River
• Return to Snowy River (Australian title: "The Man from Snowy River II")
• The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
• The Man from Snowy River (TV series) - ("Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River" / "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga")
• List of films based on poems
• Snowy River

[edit] External links

• "The Man from Snowy River" - 1982 film at IMDb
• The Man from Snowy River - unofficial website