BREAKER MORANT [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1980
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: 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.;
• Cast: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Vincent Ball, Ray Meagher, Chris Haywood, Russell Kiefel, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Rod Mullinar, Alan Cassell, Rob Steele, Chris Smith, Bruno Knez, John Pfitzner, Frank Wilson, Michael Procanin, Ray Ball, Wayne Bell, Halifa Cisse, Norman Currer, Bridget Cornish, Judy Dick, Barbara West, Ria Erskine, Ian Gray, Sylvia Horseman, Dick Henderson, Alan Lovett, Trevor Mann, Jon Nicholls, Peter Osborn, Ron Peterson, Don Quin, Maria Reed, Ron Rodger, Nellie Seidel, Laurie Walton, Hank Bernard, Elspeth Radford, Bruce Beresford, Kenneth G. Ross, Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Kit Denton, Matt Carroll, Donald McAlpine, William M. Anderson, Phil Cuneen, H.H. Morant, Phil Judd, David Copping
• Director: Bruce Beresford
• Runtime: 1:47
• Company: Roadshow Entertainment (Village Roadshow Limited), 7 Network, The Australian Film Commission, Pact Productions, The South Australian Film Corporation, Westchester Films Inc., The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie