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Breaker Morant (1979)
Director: Bruce Beresford
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From Time Out Film Guide
Three lieutenants (Woodward, Brown, Fitz-Gerald), members of an Australian platoon fighting in the Boer War, are court-martialled for murdering Boer prisoners and a German missionary, and Jack Thompson steps in to try to prove their innocence. It's a Paths of Glory situation, complete with righteous anger at the expedient conniving authorities, distinguished by some strong courtroom scenes and an overwhelming pessimism. If it hardly breaks any new ground either formally or politically, it's nevertheless a moving and highly professional affair, in which Brown and Thompson give particularly good performances.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Bruce Beresford
Producer: Matthew Carroll
Cast: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Lewis Fitz-Gerald full cast
Genre(s): War
Duration: 107 mins
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