| Uniform Title |
Breaker Morant (Motion picture : 1980) |
| Title |
Breaker Morant. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2017. |
| ©1980. |
| Description |
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. |
| Credits |
Screenplay by Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford ; produced by Matthew Carroll ; directed by Bruce Beresford. |
| Performers |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1, NTSC, Region All, widescreen 16:9, 1.77:1. |
| Language note |
English. No subtitles. |
| Awards note |
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. |
| Subjects |
Ross, Kenneth, -- 1941- Film adaptations |
| Morant, Breaker, -- 1864?-1902 -- Drama |
| Great Britain. -- Army. -- Bushveldt Carbineers -- Drama |
| South African War, 1899-1902 -- Drama |
| Trials (Military offenses) -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Australia -- History, Military -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| War films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Beresford, Bruce director, screenwriter. |
| Carroll, Matt, 1944- producer. |
| Hardy, Jonathan, 1940-2012 screenwriter. |
| Stevens, David, 1940-2018 screenwriter. |
| Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009 actor. |
| Thompson, Jack, 1940- actor. |
| Waters, John, 1948- actor. |
| Brown, Bryan, 1947- actor. |
| Tingwell, Charles, 1923-2009 actor. |
| Donovan, Terence, 1942- actor. |
| Haywood, Chris, 1948- actor. |
| Ball, Vincent, 1923- actor. |
| Meagher, Ray actor. |
| Cassell, Alan, 1932-2017 actor. |
| Fitz-Gerald, Lewis actor. |
| Mullinar, Rod actor. |
| Ross, Kenneth, 1941-. Breaker Morant Motion picture adaptation of (work) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Ball, Vincent, 1923- .
- Beresford, Bruce .
- Brown, Bryan, 1947- .
- Carroll, Matt, 1944- .
- Cassell, Alan, 1932-2017 .
- Donovan, Terence, 1942- .
- Fitz-Gerald, Lewis .
- Hardy, Jonathan, 1940-2012 .
- Haywood, Chris, 1948- .
- Meagher, Ray .
- Mullinar, Rod .
- Ross, Kenneth, 1941-. Breaker Morant .
- Stevens, David, 1940-2018 .
- Thompson, Jack, 1940- .
- Tingwell, Charles, 1923-2009 .
- Waters, John, 1948- .
- Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009 .
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