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| Breaker Morant | (1980) |  |
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| STARRING: | Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Vincent Ball, Ray Meagher |
| DIRECTOR: | Bruce Beresford |
| RATING: | PG |
| GENRE: | Drama, War |
| SYNOPSIS: | During the Boer War between Great Britain and the Dutch colonists in South Africa, three Australian lieutenants, led by "Breaker" Morant, are ordered to execute a group of prisoners. As their duty... |
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Print this page During the Boer War between Great Britain and the Dutch colonists in South Africa, three Australian lieutenants, led by "Breaker" Morant, are ordered to execute a group of prisoners. As their duty demanded, they performed the execution, only to later learn one of the prisoners was actually a German citizen. In order to keep peace with Germany, the powers that be court martial Morant and his fellow soldiers.
What proceeds is a short and fuitle trial founded on trumped-up charges. The injustice done to the three serves one valuable purpose for the British: it relieves the higher-ups from being accused of war crimes, and keeps the peace. Two of the scapegoated lieutenants are sentenced to death, the third to life-in-prison. As soldiers, they have but one final duty for a nation that has betrayed them.
A compelling and tragic film, Breaker Morant is more significantly based on a true story. Yet it is the universal aspects of the film - the futility of war, the meaning of duty, and the strength of friendship - that give the film its real power.
StarringEdward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Vincent Ball, Ray MeagherDirected byBruce BeresfordWritten byBruce Beresford, Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Kit Denton (screenplay);Producer(s)Matthew CarrollRatingRuntimeGenrePG107 minDrama, War Have you seen this movie? Rate and Review (note you must be logged-in) 0 member reviews |
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