Breaker Morant

Australia 1980

Dir: Bruce Beresford

103 mins

Cast: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown

Rating: PG

... Bruce Beresford, the Australian director who brought us The Getting of Wisdom, orchestrates the courtroom scenes with excellent dramatic pacing. Jack Thompson's stirring performance as Major Thomas is a tour de force. Edward Woodward as Breaker Morant (named for his breaking of horses in Australia) convincingly portrays this erudite man's fiery personality and his folk hero dimensions. ...

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Documenting a particularly heinous miscarriage of justice from the country's military history, Beresford's title helped established a legacy of commemorative reenactments from his native country and showcases a trio of excellent performances.

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