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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