All actors edward woodward, jack thompson, john waters, bryan brown, charles bud tingwell, terence donovan, vincent ball, ray meagher, chris haywood, russell kiefel, lewis fitz. Their first guest is actor, singer, and musician john waters. The allaustralian supporting cast features bryan brown and lewis fitzgerald. Breaker morant is a powerful courtroom drama based upon the true story of three australian soldiers during the boer war. With the support of the south australian film corporation this play was later adapted by ross into a. They are trying to end it now, so they need bloody scapegoats. On tv people were watching the stockard channing show.
Breaker morant is a 1980 australian war drama film directed by bruce beresford, who also cowrote the screenplay which was based on kenneth g. His little book bushman and buccaneer a memoir of harry morant is often cited, sometimes plundered, but too rarely read. Weve really got some excellent readers here at ruthless. Breaker morant movie still 3 edward woodward bryan brown jack thompson john waters. Alfred taylor in the 1980 film breaker morant which starred british actor edward woodward as harry breaker morant. Ross which was first performed at the athenaeum theatre, in melbourne, victoria, australia, on thursday, 2 february 1978, by the melbourne theatre.
Edward woodward plays breaker morant, a sergeant in the beshveldt carboneers, a unit of the british army and when his popular and respected commanding officer is killed and mutilated in an ambush morant orders a prisoner of war to be executed after it was discovered that he was wearing part of the officers uniform under his clothes. Edward woodward jack thompson john waters bryan brown charles tingwell lewis fitzgerald harry the breaker morant edward woodward was an englishman who went to australia in the last century. The breaker 1973 documentary by frank shields looks at the life of the angloaustralian army captain harry breaker morant. Bryan brown, edward woodward, jack thompson, lewis fitzgerald, john waters, official content from live. John waters celebrity profile check out the latest john waters photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. John waters is one of australias most recognised and respected film and theatre actors. Edward woodward, jack thompson and john waters, among others. With no time to prepare, an australian major, appointed as defense attorney, must prove that they were just following orders and are being made into political pawns by the.
Henry breaker morant edward woodward is an englishman living in australia at the end of the 19th century. Beresford bruce, jack thompson, john waters, bryan brown, charles. Australian military historian craig wilcox, author of the book australias boer war, oxford university press 2002. There was a breaker morant he was executed at pietersburg on 27 february 1902. He was born in london england on december 8 1948, the middle of five children of scottish actor, russell waters. Breaker morant bluray dvd by beresford bruce, jack thompson. Breaker morant by bruce beresford visual 50 editions published. Attack force z is a fast moving, actionpacked world war ii adventure story in the tradition of the guns of navarone. Breaker morant 1980 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. 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. John waters in breaker morant john waters, breakers, face. As a child john often hung around film studios while dad worked and even starred in a few young parts. Edward woodward, jack thompson, john waters, bryan brown, charles bud tingwell, terence donovan, vincent ball, ray meagher, chris haywood.
As comfortable on stage in a theatre musical or play as he is filming a tv series or movie. Movie books magazines 162 movie heralds 37 movie posters general 6258 movie posters found in. John waters in breaker morant 1980s movies john waters love her faces australia country heart people rural area. Theres a poignant scene towards the end of breaker morant where intelligence officer captain taylor john waters takes morant aside in the barrack gaol and quietly offers him a way out. Kit dentons 1973 book the breaker was not the source see ross litigation for details. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian film about the court martial of breaker morant, directed by bruce beresford and starring british actor edward woodward as harry breaker morant and jack thompson as his attorney.
Waters has released a number of cds including the story of pilliga pete and clarrie the cocky 2010, a family story and music cd written and narrated by waters, brel 2010 a live album sung in french and a tribute to the belgian singersongwriter jacques brel, the double live album, john waters looking through a glass onion 2011 and his debut originals album cloudland 2011. At the same time australia became a nation in 1901, it was involved in the boer war. Breaker morant, which opens today at new yorks cinema i, is the story of how three australian soldiers become. Boasting a topnotch cast including mel gibson mad max, sam neill the dish, john phillip law barbarella and john waters breaker morant. Breaker morant movie still 3 edward woodward bryan brown. Breaker morant at the turn of the twentieth century, three australian army lieutenants are courtmartialed for alleged war crimes committed while fighting in south africa. One of the best dramas to emerge from australia in the 1980s, breaker morant won numerous awards and was nominated for several others. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Edward woodward, jack thompson, john waters, bryan brown, charles bud tingwell, terence donovan, vincent ball, ray meagher, chris haywood, russell kiefel, lewis. Three australian lieutenants are court martialed for. Breaker morant, directed by bruce beresford, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1980 while aunt ermas cope book by erma bombeck was one of the best selling books.
Breaker morant on the morality of war the new york. Waters has released a number of cds including the story of pilliga pete and clarrie the. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian war drama film directed by bruce beresford, who cowrote. Breaker morant is a 1980 australian war and trial film directed by bruce beresford, who also cowrote the. This classic story of the injustice and horror of war inspired the internationally acclaimed australian motion picture, breaker morant. Breaker morant is one of the most acclaimed australian films, telling a powerful tale of wartime betrayal and injustice. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Breaker morant is a jewel in the crown of australian cinema as well as. The true story of breaker morants bushveldt carbineers. In 1982, waters appeared in the world war ii film attack force z alongside mel gibson, john phillip law and sam neill. John waters official fan site, australian actor and singer, looking through a glass onion, all the rivers run, the graduate, the sound of music, hair, godspell, jesus christ superstar, rush, end play, breaker morant, alice to nowhere, nancy wake, playschool, boulevard of broken dreams, my fair lady, love letters, children of a lesser god, jacques brel, the real macaw, john lennon, sigrid. The myth exploded 2011, frank shields discusses his film and its omission of a key detail about harry breaker morant. Starting with the main characters already on trial, the story is told in flashbacks.
He returned to australia and wrote a book, scapegoats of the empire. George witton only served 3 years in an english prison. The film focused on the crumbling home life of another suburban housewife at the hands of her boorish, cheating husband. Director bruce beresfords mantle is also filled with awards. Desperate living was classic waters, but polyester 1981, for which divine returned to the fold, was the start of a different john waters era. 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. Kit dentons novel, the breaker, does more than recount the facts and this classic story of the injustice and horror of war inspired the internationally acclaimed australian motion picture, breaker morant. With edward woodward, jack thompson, john waters, bryan brown. It is a well directed, beautifully made movie, with first rate performances. Three australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. John waters has been in the industry for over 40 years, and was part of the australian childrens television series, play school, for almost 20 years. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.