“A powerful true story of bitter revenge...”
During 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.
Bruce Beresford
Matt Carroll
Bruce Beresford
Jonathan Hardy
David Stevens
Donald McAlpine
H.H. Morant
Edward Woodward
Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Jack Thompson
Major J.F. Thomas
John Waters
Cpt. Alfred Taylor
Bryan Brown
Lt. Peter Handcock
Charles Tingwell
Lt. Col. Denny
Terence Donovan
Cpt. Simon Hunt
Vincent Ball
Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
Ray Meagher
Sar. Maj. Drummond
Chris Haywood
Cpl. Sharp
Russell Kiefel
Christiaan Botha
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Lt. George Witton
Rod Mullinar
Major Charles Bolton
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CinemaSerf
Told by way of a court retrospective, this film depicts the brutalities of the Boer War between the British Colonial authorities and the immigrant Dutch farmers who just wanted to be left to govern themselves. Though largely suppressed by the overwhelming military force, the Boers did have success w...
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An all time great war movie/court room drama "Breaker Morant" is one of those movies I had placed on a "Really should see this movie one of these days" list. Well, in some ways I'm sorry I waited so long to see this masterpiece and in other ways, the current world situation with "The war on terro...
BREAKER MORANT Original Trailer [1980] 4K
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South Australian Film Corporation