A switch in movie studios (from 20th Century Fox to Disney) also led to a casting change with Brian Dennehy (very popular after "Cocoon") taking over the second role that Kirk Douglas had played in the original. He's very upset that Tom Burlinson has returned to reclaim his daughter Sigrid Thornton, and does everything in his power to prevent them from being together. But you can't stop true love, and as the two lovers sneak off together, the audience will root for them over Dennehy.
Once again, the scenery is fantastic, with several riding sequences on the mountains truly amazing as a helicopter spins around so the viewer can see everything. The music too aides in making this a powerful moment. Every detail is almost there perfect although the film is a bit too long, filled with a few slow moving stagnant points.
But it's a tribute to the tenacity of the people who helped settle this part of the Australian wilderness, with various conversations indicating the many different parts of the world these settlers have come from, and indicating a bit of a class system based on that. Quite interesting for these detailed elements that I was unaware of.
Once again, the scenery is fantastic, with several riding sequences on the mountains truly amazing as a helicopter spins around so the viewer can see everything. The music too aides in making this a powerful moment. Every detail is almost there perfect although the film is a bit too long, filled with a few slow moving stagnant points.
But it's a tribute to the tenacity of the people who helped settle this part of the Australian wilderness, with various conversations indicating the many different parts of the world these settlers have come from, and indicating a bit of a class system based on that. Quite interesting for these detailed elements that I was unaware of.