Breaker Morant / South Australian Film Corporation presents ; screenplay by Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford ; produced by Matthew Carroll ; directed by Bruce Beresford ; made with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission, the 7 Network and Pact Productions Pty. Ltd.
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. Based on a play and true story.
Record details
- ISBN: 1681430509
- ISBN: 9781681430508
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Adapted from the play 'Breaker' Morant by Kenneth Ross. Originally produced in 1979 and released as a motion picture in 1980. Special features: Disc 1: Commentary (features director and co-screenwriter Bruce Beresford); Bruce Beresford (interview with Beresford recalls the production of the film); Donald McAlpine (McAlpine recalls his work on the film); Bryan Brown (Brown talks about his performance as Lieutenant Peter Handcock in the film); Edward Woodward (2004 interview with Woodward about playing Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant in the film); The South African War (new piece about the Boer War with historian Stephen Miller); Trailer. Disc 2: The breaker (1973 documentary by Frank Shields looks at the life of the Anglo-Australian army captain Harry "Breaker" Morant); The myth exploded (2011, Frank Shields discusses his film and its omission of a key detail about Harry "Breaker" Morant). Insert includes an essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Breaker Morant -- Disc 2. The Breaker (55 min.). |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Cinematography, Donald McAlpine ; film editor, William Anderson ; production designer, David Copping ; wardrobe designer, Anna Senior ; musical arranger, Phil Cuneen. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Chris Haywood, Vincent Ball, Ray Meagher, Alan Cassell, Russell Kiefel, Rob Steele, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Rod Mullinar. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
Language Note: | English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Search for related items by subject
Search for related items by series
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homer Public Library | DVD BRE (Text) | 000105178 | Video | Available | - |