Breaker Morant [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Breaker Morant [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward
, Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
, John Waters
John Waters
, Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
, Rod Mullinar
Rod Mullinar
Breaker Morant [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Breaker Morant [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

 Cast: Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward
, Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
, John Waters
John Waters
, Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
, Rod Mullinar
Rod Mullinar

Blu-ray (Color / Wide Screen)

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Overview

One of the best dramas to emerge from Australia in the 1980s, Breaker Morant won numerous awards and was nominated for several others. Director Bruce Beresford's mantle is also filled with awards for other impressive films, including Tender Mercies (1983) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). The setting of this true story is South Africa during the Boer War (1899-1902). Many Aussie soldiers volunteered to help the British defeat the Boers and "Breaker" Harry Morant (Edward Woodward) was among this group. He had left Britain for Australia in the late 19th century and because he was adept at taming wild horses he was given the nickname of "Breaker." Once in South Africa he became a leader of the other soldiers in his non-regular army unit, and it did not take him long to catch on to the fact that the Boers (Dutch colonialists and their descendants in South Africa) were not fighting according to traditional rules. He and his fellow soldiers were ordered to execute anyone taken as a prisoner -- and they did. When news of this sanctioned violation of the rules of war got out, the British army had to find some scapegoats, and quick. "Breaker" Morant and two other Aussies, Lt. Peter Handcock (Bryon Brown) and Lt. George Witton (Lewis Fitzgerald) were court martialed as an example to others. And then their trial begins.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/22/2015
UPC: 0715515156714
Original Release: 1980
Rating: PG
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:47:00
Sales rank: 11,453

Special Features

Audio commentary from 2004, featuring Beresford; New interviews with Beresford, cinematographer Donald McAlpine, and actor Bryan Brown; Interview with actor Edward Woodward from 2004; New piece about the Boer War with historian Stephen Miller; The Breaker, a 1973 documentary profiling the real Harry "Breaker" Morant, with a 2010 statement by its director, Frank Shields; Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Edward Woodward Lt. Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Jack Thompson Maj. J.F. Thomas
John Waters Capt. Alfred Taylor
Bryan Brown Lt. Peter Handcock
Rod Mullinar Maj. Charles Bolton
Lewis Fitz-Gerald Lt. George Witton
Charles Tingwell Lt. Col. Denny,Lt. Col. Denny
Vincent Ball Lt. Ian `Johnny' Hamilton
Frank Wilson Dr. Johnson
Terence Donovan Capt. Simon Hunt
Russell Kiefel Christiaan Botha
Alan Cassell Lord Kitchener
Judy Dick Mrs. Shiels
Barbara West Mrs. Mrs. Vanderberg
Ray Meagher Sgt. Maj. Drummond
Chris Haywood Cpl. Sharp
Wayne Bell Lt. Reed
Rob Steele Captain Robertson
Ian Gray B/M Thomas
Dick Henderson Captain Nicholson
Alan Lovett Scots Sentry
Phil Cunneen Composer

Technical Credits
Bruce Beresford Director,Screenwriter
Matt Carroll Producer
Heath Harris Stunts
Tony Smart Stunts
David Stevens Screenwriter
Jonathan Hardy Screenwriter
Kit Denton Screenwriter
Phil Heywood Sound Effects
Phil Judd Sound Effects
Gary Wilkins Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Chris Murray Special Effects
John Hardy Screenwriter
Mont Fieguth Special Effects
Greg Smith Stunts
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