The Man From Snowy River films were made in Australia. They include a 1920 silent film version of the poem.

Better known is the 1982 "The Man From Snowy River" film version of the poem, and its 1988 sequel film "The Man From Snowy River II" (which is known as "Return to Snowy River" in the United States), and (as "The Untamed" in the United Kingdom).

The films are based on the poem, The Man From Snowy River, by Australian poet Banjo Paterson.

The 1982 film

The 1982 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 of the Overflow, and Sigrid Thornton as Jessica Harrison, the daughter of the owner of the property.

The 1982 film story is about a young man named Jim Craig whose father 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.

1982 film 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"

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 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".

The 1988 film

In the 1988 sequel, Jim Craig returns to marry Jessica, but finds further problems and opposition from her father.

The sequel film was given the title of "The Man From Snowy River II" in Australia.

However, the American and British releases of the film were given different titles.

• Australian title — "The Man From Snowy River II"
• American title — "Return to Snowy River"
• British title — "The Untamed"

1988 film soundtrack

• "Long Way from Home"
• "Man from Snowy River II"
• "By the Fireside"
• "Eureka Creek"
• "Back to the Mountains"
• "Skill at Arms"
• "Jessica's Sonata #2"
• "Pageant at Harrison's"
• "Gathered to the Fray"
• "Alone in the Mountains"
• "Farewell to an Old Friend" — (Now Do We Fight Them)
• "You Should be Free"
• "Closing Credits"

See also

• 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

External links

• at IMDb - The Man From Snowy River - 1982 film
• at IMDb - The Man From Snowy River - 1988 sequel film
• The Man From Snowy River - unofficial website

1982 films | Australian films