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'Breaker' Morant (1980)
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GenreDrama / War
SynopsisThree Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Filmed inAustralia
Runtime107 min
Average Rating![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (4.5 on 5) |
Casting:
| Edward Woodward | Lt Harry 'Breaker' Morant, Bushveldt Carbineers | |
| Jack Thompson | Maj JF Thomas (defense attorney) | |
| John Waters | Capt Alfred Taylor (Intelligence Officer, Bushveldt Carbineers) | |
| Bryan Brown | Lt Peter Handcock, Bushveldt Carbineers | |
| Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | Lt Col Denny (President of Court Martial) | |
| Terence Donovan | Capt Simon Hunt | |
| Vincent Ball | Col Ian Hamilton (Lord Kitchener's aide and witness for the prosecution) | |
| Ray Meagher | Sgt Maj Drummond (witness for the prosecution) | |
| Chris Haywood | Cpl Sharp (sentry) | |
| Russell Kiefel | Christiaan Botha | |
| Lewis Fitz-Gerald | Lt George Ramsdale Witton, Bushveldt Carbineers | |
| Rod Mullinar | Maj Charles Bolton (prosecutor) | |
| Alan Cassell | Lord Horatio Kitchener, Field General and Chief of Staff to Lord Frederick Roberts | |
| Rob Steele | Capt Robertson (Discharged) (witness for the prosecution) | |
| Chris Smith | Sgt Cameron |




Precision English Acting!



Realistic and marvellously directed



Breaker Morant





















(4.5 on 5)