Breaker Morant (1980)
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.
Primary Title
- Breaker Morant
Date Broadcast
- Monday 25 April 2022
Release Year
- 1980
Start Time
- 20 : 00
Finish Time
- 21 : 50
Duration
- 110:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- 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.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Ross, Kenneth, 1941---Film adaptations
- Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902--Drama
- Great Britain. Army--Bushveldt Carbineers--Drama
- South African War, 1899-1902--Drama
- Trials (Military offenses)--Drama
- Feature films--Australia
Genres
- Historical drama
- War
Contributors
- Bruce Beresford (Director)
- Bruce Beresford (Writer)
- Jonathan Hardy (Writer)
- David Stevens (Writer)
- Edward Woodward (Actor)
- Jack Thompson (Actor)
- John Waters (Actor)
- Bryan Brown (Actor)
- Charles Tingwell (Actor)
- Terence Donovan (Actor)
- Ray Meagher (Actor)
- Matthew Carroll (Producer)
- Donald McAlpine (Cinematographer)
- William M. Anderson (Editor)
- David Copping (Production Designer)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (Production Unit)
- The Australian Film Commission (Funder)
- Pact Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Ross, Kenneth, 1941---Film adaptations
- Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902--Drama
- Great Britain. Army--Bushveldt Carbineers--Drama
- South African War, 1899-1902--Drama
- Trials (Military offenses)--Drama
- Feature films--Australia