Breaker Morant
2017
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Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. Based on a play and true story.
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Author:
Beresford, Bruce, 1940-, film director, screenwriterCarroll, Matt, 1944-, film producerHardy, Jonathan, 1940-, screenwriterStevens, David, 1940-, screenwriterWoodward, Edward, 1930-2009, actorThompson, Jack, 1940-, actorWaters, John, 1948-, actorBrown, Bryan, 1947-, actorTingwell, Charles, 1923-2009, actorDonovan, Terence, 1942-, actorHaywood, Chris, 1948-, actorBall, Vincent, 1923-, actorMeagher, Ray, actorCassell, Alan, 1932-, actorFitz-Gerald, Lewis, actorMullinar, Rod, actorRoss, Kenneth, 1941-South Australian Film Corporation, production companyAustralian Film Commission, production companySeven Network (Australia), production companyPact Productions Pty. Ltd, production company
Imprint:
©1980.Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2017.
Collation:
1 DVD-video (107 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3749.Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.Adapted from the play 'Breaker' Morant by Kenneth Ross.English. No subtitles.
Credits:
Screenplay by Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford ; produced by Matthew Carroll ; directed by Bruce Beresford.
Performers:
Cast: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Chris Haywood, Vincent Ball, Ray Meagher, Alan Cassell, Russell Kiefel, Rob Steele, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Rod Mullinar.
Audience:
Censorship classification : PG.
System details:
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC, Region All, widescreen 16:9, 1.77:1.
Awards:
AACTA Award, 1980 AFI Awards ; Academy Award 19980, Best Adapted Screenplay ; Cannes Film Festival 1980, Palme d'Or Best Supporting Actor ; Golden Globe Award 1980, Best Foreign Film ; Kansas City Film Critics Circle 1980, Best Foreign Film.
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
English
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Subject:
Ross, Kenneth, 1941- -- Film adaptationsMorant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 -- DramaGreat Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers -- DramaSouth African War, 1899-1902 -- DramaTrials (Military offenses) -- DramaFeature films -- AustraliaMotion pictures, AustralianAustralia -- History, Military -- DramaHistorical filmsWar filmsFilm adaptationsFeature filmsFiction films
BRN:
678556