Uniform Title Breaker Morant (Motion picture) Title Breaker Morant / South Australian Film Corporation presents ; screenplay by Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford ; produced by Matthew Carroll ; directed by Bruce Beresford

Published Umbrella Entertainment, 1980 [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (103 minutes) : .flv file, sound, color Summary At the turn of the twentieth century, three Australian army lieutenants are court-martialed for alleged war crimes committed while fighting in South Africa. With no time to prepare, an Australian major, appointed as defense attorney, must prove that they were just following orders and are being made into political pawns by the British imperial command. Director Bruce Beresford garnered international acclaim for this riveting drama set during a dark period in his country's colonial history, and featuring passionate performances by Edward Woodward, Bryan Brown, and Jack Thompson; rugged cinematography by Donald McAlpine; and an Oscar-nominated script, based on true events Notes Title from title frames Credits Cinematography, Donald McAlpine ; film editor, William Anderson ; musical arranger, Phil Cuneen Performer Bryan Brown, Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson Event Originally produced by South Australia Film Corporation in 1980 Notes In English Subject Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 -- Drama SUBJECT Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902. fast (OCoLC)fst01731678 Subject Great Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers -- Drama SUBJECT Great Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers. fast (OCoLC)fst00573431 Subject South African War, 1899-1902 -- Drama Trials (Military offenses) -- Drama Motion pictures -- Great Britain. Drama. War films. Motion pictures. Drama plays (performing arts compositions) Trials (Military offenses) Drama. Motion pictures. War films. SUBJECT Australia -- History, Military -- Drama Subject Australia. Great Britain. Genre/Form Military history. Drama. Feature films. Feature films. Form Streaming video Author Beresford, Bruce, film director, screenwriter. Brown, Bryan, 1947- actor. Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009, actor. Thompson, Jack, 1940- actor. McAlpine, Donald M., director of photography. Anderson, William, 1948- editor of moving image work. Cuneen, Phil, music director. Hardy, Jonathan, 1940-2012, screenwriter. Stevens, David, 1940-2018, screenwriter. Umbrella Entertainment (Firm) Kanopy (Firm) South Australian Film Corporation, production company.

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