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Breaker Morant
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7.1During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.
Released: 1980-06-11107 minDir: Bruce BeresfordDrama, History, WarBudget: $1.0MBox office: $8.2M
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Cast
- Edward Woodward as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
- Jack Thompson as Major J.F. Thomas
- John Waters as Cpt. Alfred Taylor
- Bryan Brown as Lt. Peter Handcock
- Charles Tingwell as Lt. Col. Denny
- Terence Donovan as Cpt. Simon Hunt
Themes
- war crimes
- writing
- mythology
- south africa
- military court
- military service
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
- trial
- court martial
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Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
15,180 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
73/100
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 8 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- trial film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- Afrikaans
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Depicts
- execution by firing squad
- Director
- Bruce Beresford
- Screenwriter
- Bruce Beresford
- Production company
- South Australian Film Corporation
- Cinematographer
- Donald McAlpine
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 775368
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-01-01
- title
- Breaker Morant
- film editor
- William M. Anderson
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Breaker Morant
- review score
- 100%
- characters
- Hubert Hamilton
- box office
- 4735000
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Available in 20 languages
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