Breaker morant is set during the boer wara particularly ugly war fought in south africa around the turn of the 20th century. Find movie and film cast and crew information for breaker morant 1980 bruce beresford on allmovie. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale this article has not yet received a rating on the projects importance scale. Links search the internet movie database for breaker morant buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from. Australians serving in the british army during the second.
Breaker morant is more bleak and clearly has a point beyond the courtroom ideals. Edward woodward celebrity profile check out the latest edward woodward photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Breaker morant 1980 drama, history, war video dailymotion. The film that gave director bruce beresford international recognition, breaker morant is one of the most acclaimed films ever to come out of australia. It is also possible to buy breaker morant on amazon video as. Witton screams, to which morant shouts back, were scapegoats, george. He later claimed to be the son of admiral sir george digby morant of bideford, devon, and to have entered the royal naval college. He arrived at townsville, queensland, on 1 april 1883. The script of rosss play was almost immediately converted into the screenplay for bruce beresfords 1980 film breaker morant. Morant and handcock were buried in one grave, which is today a landmark for tourists. Morant s life was chronicled in kit dentons novel the breaker, as well as in kenneth rosss 1978 play breaker morant and its 1980 film adaptation. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian war drama film directed by bruce beresford, who cowrote.
Three australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. Breaker morant film is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Breaker morant at the turn of the twentieth century, three australian army lieutenants are courtmartialed for alleged war crimes committed while fighting in south africa. Bryan brown and edward woodward in breaker morant 1980 edward woodward in breaker morant. Breaker morant on imdb breaker morant at allmovie breaker morant, complete film at youtube breaker morant. Breaker morant is an antiwar film that takes no prisoners. The caliber of the rifles used by morant s division. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Breaker morant movie clip penalty is death australian soldiers morant edward woodward, handcock bryan brown and witton lewis fitzgerald meet inexperienced defense attorney thomas jack thompson, appointed by superiors determined to secure their conviction, in breaker morant, 1980. The 1902 courtmartial of breaker morant brought to trial six officers lieutenants harry breaker morant, peter handcock, george witton, henry picton, captain alfred taylor and major robert lenehan of the bushveldt carbineers bvc, an irregular regiment of.
Released june 19th, 1997, breaker morant stars edward woodward, jack thompson, bryan brown, john waters the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. One of the charges not mentioned in the film was the assassination of an afrikaner member of the. Harry breaker harbord morant born edwin henry murrant, 9 december 1864 27 february 1902 was an angloaustralian drover, horseman, bush poet and military officer, who was convicted and executed for murder during the second angloboer war. Winner of 10 australian film institute awards, this powerful film directed by the oscarnominated bruce beresford tender mercies, driving miss daisy continues to stir audiences with its timeless themes of wartime morality and military hypocrisy. During the boer war, an englishaustralian lieutenant is tried for. Breaker morant, a 1980 film cowritten and directed by bruce beresford, is an oldfashioned epic in every sense of the word. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent breaker morant online on moviefone. Breaker morant is an epic tale, set during the boer war. Rosss 1978 play of the same name the film concerns the 1902 court martial of lieutenants harry morant, peter handcock and george wittonone of the first war crime prosecutions in british military history. Well, aside from the fact that breaker morant on its own is a fantastic movie, our reader felt that in the light of the abu ghraib abuse scandal, that someone here at ruthless should watch breaker morant.
Breaker morant is a dramatic film about three soldiers who undergo a courtmartial after being accused of a murder during the second boer war in south africa. Both the boers dutch south african farmers and the british committed a lot of nasty atrocities and many of the standards conduct during warfare were violated in the course of this war. The camera cuts away to show us exactly what rule 303 is. Read book shoot straight you bastards the truth behind the killing of breaker morant full free. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian film about the court martial of breaker morant, directed by bruce beresford and starring british actor edward woodward as harry breaker morant and jack thompson as his attorney. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs. The graves of morant and handcock later became very popular with australian visitors, particularly after the 1980 release of bruce beresfords movie breaker morant.
The film stars edward woodward as harry breaker morant, whom the film is titled, who earned his nickname. One of the best dramas to emerge from australia in the 1980s, breaker morant won numerous awards and was nominated for several others. The allaustralian supporting cast features bryan brown and lewis fitzgerald. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian film about the court martial of breaker morant, directed by bruce beresford and starring british actor edward woodward as harry breaker morant. Three australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their. Many scenes in the film wake island, were filmed at the salton sea. Breaker morant by bruce beresford bruce beresford, edward. Now a scapeoat, woodwards breaker morant is asked to defend his actions. Bryan brown, edward woodward, jack thompson, lewis fitzgerald, john waters, official content from live home video true account of. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Fortunately, breaker morant is a happy exception, a perfectlyplotted, impeccablyacted war drama that treads a similar path to stanley kubricks paths of glory 1957, but undeniably leaves its mark as a work of pure australian filmmaking. Breaker morant 1997 stream and watch online moviefone. Watch breaker morant 1980 full movie free streaming online tubi.
Breaker morant is a 1980 australian war drama film directed by bruce beresford, who cowrote the screenplay based on kenneth g. He refused unless the name of lieutenant peter handcock was removed from the roll. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Breaker morant 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Breaker morant concerns the murder trial of three australian army officers of the bushveldt carbineers serving in south africa during the second boer war 18991902. The rousing finale to breaker morant is a great case study in why storytelling liberties are often placed ahead of fidelity to fact. Currently you are able to watch breaker morant streaming on kanopy, criterion channel. Henry harbord breaker morant 18641902 find a grave. A high point of the australian film renaissance of the 1970s and early 80s, bruce beresfords breaker morant is a magnificent. Director bruce beresfords mantle is also filled with awards. Thomass first crossexamination sets the tone for a fiery performance from thompson, who at the time of breaker morants release was in the middle of a remarkable run of classic australian films. Find more movies like wake island to watch, latest wake island trailer, december, with no hope of relief or resupply, a small band of united states marines try to keep the japanese navy from capturing their island base. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian war and trial film directed by bruce beresford, who also cowrote the screenplay which. Breaker morant 27x40 movie poster 1980 in 2020 movie.
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