Snowy River - Cultural References

Cultural References

The poem The Man from Snowy River, set on the river and its surrounds, was written by 'Banjo' Paterson in 1890, which formed the basis of many subsequent works in film, TV and music theatre.

The natural environment surrounding the Snowy River formed part of the subject matter and setting for the 'Banjo' Paterson poem The Man from Snowy River, first published in 1890. The Snowy River has also been immortalised in a 1920 The Man from Snowy River silent film, as well as in the better-known 1982 Fox film The Man from Snowy River and its 1988 Disney sequel film The Man from Snowy River II (U.S. title: "Return to Snowy River" — UK title: "The Untamed"), as well as in the The Man from Snowy River (TV series) and The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular, all of which were based on the Banjo Paterson's poem.

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