Männer ohne Sonntag (1975)

Männer ohne Sonntag: Directed by Ken Hannam. With Jack Thompson, Max Cullen, Robert Bruning, Jerry Thomas. A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.

“This movie would definitely make my personal top ten. Along with u0026quot;The Odd Angry Shotu0026quot;, u0026quot;The Clubu0026quot;, and u0026quot;Newsfrontu0026quot; this is one of the highlights of that golden age of Aussie movies made in the mid 70s to the mid 80u0026#39;s.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJack Thompson is magnificent as the chief shearer (I think the technical term is u0026quot;Ringeru0026quot;) of an itinerant gang of shearers who arrive at sheep station to work. The wonderful photography captures the heat and dust of the landscape as well as the harsh living and working conditions.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe main dramatic event in the movie centres around a strike by the shearers and the owners attempts to break it using scab labour. In this aspect it gives a nod to the political agenda portrayed in u0026quot;Newsfrontu0026quot;. There are some great character roles by minor players, the sub plot involving the awful cook is a little gem. Which pretty much sums up the film, not a major epic or Hollywood rubbish, just a good honest well made movie that bears repeated viewing.”