Gallipoli is a 1981 australian war drama film directed by peter weir and produced by patricia lovell and robert stigwood, starring mel gibson and mark lee, about several young men from rural western australia who enlist in the australian army during the first world war. Breaker morant 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie was nominated for the 1980 academy award for a screenplay adapted from another source. When war breaks out in 1899 between britain and the boers descendants of dutch colonists, morant and a number of australians volunteer for duty and are absorbed. I found the plot summary section of this article to be a lengthy repetition of facts about the trial that are already fully detailed on the breaker morant or court martial of breaker morant wiki pages already. Breaker morant 1980 asymmetric warfare and the legal status of guerrillas.
Breaker morant is an epic tale, set during the boer war. Breaker morant is based on a true story of the 1902 court martial and trial of three australian lieutenants serving in the british army during the second angloboer war. Director bruce beresfords mantle is also filled with awards. Breaker morant concerns the murder trial of three australian army officers of the bushveldt carbineers serving in south africa during the second boer war 18991902. A play in two acts is a significant australian play written by kenneth g. The killing of the prisoners can be explained, if you believe the claim of working under orders. Ross, centred on the courtmartial and the last days of lieutenant harry breaker morant 18641902 of the bushveldt carbineers bvc, that was first performed at the athenaeum theatre, in melbourne, victoria, australia, on thursday, 2 february 1978, by the melbourne theatre company. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet.
Breaker morant is a film of many fine achievements. Within the english army, young harry morant called breaker has enlisted in a special australian unit, the bushwell carabiniers, to avenge a friend killed by the boers. Breaker morant three australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. A 1980 australian film directed by bruce beresford, based on true events from the second angloboer war in south africa the late edward woodward plays the title character, an english officer serving with the bushveldt carbineers, an australian cavalry unit. The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian war film about the men of a world war i light horse unit involved in sinai and palestine campaigns 1917 battle of beersheeba. Director bruce beresfords mantle is also filled with awards for other impressive films, including tender mercies 1983 and driving miss daisy 1989. Henry breaker morant edward woodward is an englishman living in australia at the end of the 19th century. I enjoyed a few good men, but breaker morant has always been one of my favorites. Breaker morant 1980 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more.
Breaker morant, a 1980 film cowritten and directed by bruce beresford, is an oldfashioned epic in every sense of the word. They were accused of murdering captured boers and a german missionary for no good reason other than some form of revenge. Wouldnt it be better to trim the summary to the basic details of the story say about its current length and refer the reader to the other sites. Three australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. Not only is it one of the greatest ever war movies, it is also one of the greatest ever courtroom dramas. Breaker morant is one of the most acclaimed australian films, telling a powerful tale of wartime betrayal and injustice. The march was premiered in england in october 1901, and it is very unlikely that an arrangement for military band was available less than two months later when the trial took place. If you like breaker morant you are looking for tense, rough and suspenseful movies about with war, military, murder, australian, military life, soldier and anti war. Goofs during the morant trial, a military band is heard playing edward elgars pomp and circumstance march no. Latest blog posts 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33.
In south africa during the second boer war, australian army lieutenants harry breaker morant edward woodward, peter handcock bryan brown and george witton lewis fitzgerald stand accused of the murders of six boer prisoners and the assassination of a german missionary. The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian war and trial film directed by bruce beresford, who also cowrote based on kenneth g. Breaker morant, wisely, does not try to convince us of the innocence of morant woodward, handcock brown, and witton lewis fitzgerald, for there is no question that each of them to a man is guilty of what we would rightly refer to as war crimes. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Breaker morant 1980 is a drama, history movie starring edward woodward and jack thompson. One of the best dramas to emerge from australia in the 1980s, breaker morant won numerous awards and was nominated for several others. In south africa during the second boer war, australian army lieutenants harry breaker morant edward woodward, peter handcock bryan brown and george witton lewis fitzgerald stand accused of the murders of six boer prisoners and the assassination of. Breaker morant 1980 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Thomass first crossexamination sets the tone for a fiery performance from thompson, who at the time of breaker morant s release was in the middle of a remarkable run of classic australian. The movie steps back a little further than that, making the case that all war is criminal.
The 1902 courtmartial of breaker morant brought to trial six officers lieutenants harry breaker morant, peter handcock, george witton, henry picton, captain alfred taylor and major robert lenehan of the bushveldt carbineers bvc, an irregular regiment of mounted rifles during the boer war. Latest blog posts the biggest mistakes in the harry potter movies 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest movie mistakes of the decade the 20 biggest friends mistake pictures the 20 biggest mistakes in the wizard of oz the 20 biggest mistakes in jurassic park 40 biggest mistakes in the big bang theory stan lees best cameos 33. Plot in transvaal, boers and british fight each other. Breaker morant 1980 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Three australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting.
If that wasnt enough, its one of the greatest ever australian films too. This movie is based on the true story of breaker morant. During the boer war, three australian lieutenants are. Set at the beginning of the 20th century, it takes the viewer to the war between the british empire and the bower population in south africa, a war that was mostly about land possession. Breaker morant is a topnotch film about an injustice in the annals of military history.
Kenneth rosss 1978 successful and widely acclaimed play breaker morant. Kershen wrote breaker morant tells the story of the court martial of harry morant, peter handcock, and george witton in south africa in 1902. The film depicts the military trial as morant and two of his fellow officers peter handcock and george witton are charged with war. And i think that any sympathy for morant and handcock, in the movie, mostly disappears when you find out that handcock actually killed the missionary.
Find out about all the goofs from breaker morant 1980 on imdb. The myth exposed directors postscript video 2010 on imdb. They are sent to the peninsula of gallipoli in the ottoman empire in modernday turkey, where they take part in the. A play in two acts isbn 0726709972, was adapted by ross and bruce beresford into beresfords 1980 movie breaker morant. A unit of the bushveladt carbineers, made up mainly of australians, is ordered by the british high command to the fight the boer on its terms and take no. The original trailer in high definition of breaker morant directed by bruce beresford and starring edward woodward, jack thompson, john waters, charles bud tingwell and bryan brown.
Breaker morant is the dramatisation of a real life incident during the boer war, the first dirty war of the 20th century, where three australian officers harry morant, john handcock and george witton are on trial for their lives for the murder of boer pows and of a german missionary. Morant and witton admit to their killings, but morant, an expat brit with a poetic streak, claims that it was on an order issued indirectly by lord kitchener through his friend and former commanding officer, now deceased captain simon hunt, and witton, the young somewhat naive officer, claims he killed in selfdefense as the prisoner charged him. Breaker morant is one of the finest movies ive seen in a while. The film centres around the 1902 court martial of lieutenants harry morant, peter handcock, and george witton one of the first war crimes. Harry breaker harbord morant born edwin henry murrant, 9 december 1864 27 february 1902 was an angloaustralian drover, horseman, bush poet and military officer, who was convicted and executed for murder during the second angloboer war while serving with the bushveldt carbineers during the second angloboer war, lieutenant morant was arrested and courtmartialed for war crimesone.
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