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Release Date: 1980

Cast: Rod Mullinar, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Bryan Brown, Ray Meagher, Edward Woodward, John Waters, Charles Tingwell, Jack Thompson

Categories: Movies, War Film, Anti-War Film, History, Drama Film, Anti-War, Period Piece, British Empire Film, Courtroom Drama

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. The all-Australian supporting cast features Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, and Jack Thompson. Beresford co-wrote the screenplay with the 1978 play Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts (written by Kenneth G. Ross) as source for the screen story. It preceded other Australian New Wave war films such as Gallipoli (1981), The Lighthorsemen (1987) , and the 5-part TV series ANZACS (1985). Recurring themes of these... MORE

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. The all-Australian supporting cast features Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, and Jack Thompson. Beresford co-wrote the screenplay with the 1978 play Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts (written by Kenneth G. Ross) as source for the screen story. It preceded other Australian New Wave war films such as Gallipoli (1981), The Lighthorsemen (1987) , and the 5-part TV series ANZACS (1985). Recurring themes of these films include the Australian identity, such as mateship and larrikinism, the loss of innocence in war, and also the continued coming of age of the Australian nation and its soldiers (later called the ANZAC spirit). The film was a top performer at the 1980 Australian Film Institute awards, with ten wins, including: best film, best direction, leading actor, supporting actor, screenplay, art direction, cinematography, and editing. It was also nominated for the 1980 Academy Award for the Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium). Breaker Morant concerns the murder trial of three LESS