Breaker Morant
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Edition: Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 sheet folded to 10 pages)
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.
Series: Criterion collection ; 773.
Other Authors:
Beresford, Bruce, film director, screenwriter.
Hardy, Jonathan, 1940-2012, screenwriter.
Stevens, David, 1940-2018, screenwriter.
Carroll, Matthew, 1944- film producer.
Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009, actor.
Thompson, Jack, 1940- actor.
Waters, John, 1948- actor.
Brown, Bryan, 1947- actor.
Tingwell, Charles, 1923-2009, actor.
Donovan, Terence, 1942- actor.
Haywood, Chris, 1948- actor.
Ball, Vincent, 1923- actor.
Meagher, Ray, actor.
Cassell, Alan, 1932-2017, actor.
Fitz-Gerald, Lewis, actor.
Mullinar, Rod, actor.
McAlpine, Donald M., director of photography.
Anderson, William, 1948- editor of moving image work.
Copping, David, 1936- production designer.
Senior, Anna, costume designer.
Cuneen, Phil, arranger of music.
Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Ross, Kenneth, 1941- Breaker Morant.
Miller, Stephen M., 1964- filmmaker.
Shields, Frank, filmmaker.
Sinyard, Neil, writer of supplementary textual content.
South Australian Film Corporation, production company.
Australian Film Commission, production company.
Seven Network Australia, production company.
Pact Productions Pty. Ltd., production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Beresford, Bruce, film director, screenwriter.
Hardy, Jonathan, 1940-2012, screenwriter.
Stevens, David, 1940-2018, screenwriter.
Carroll, Matthew, 1944- film producer.
Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009, actor.
Thompson, Jack, 1940- actor.
Waters, John, 1948- actor.
Brown, Bryan, 1947- actor.
Tingwell, Charles, 1923-2009, actor.
Donovan, Terence, 1942- actor.
Haywood, Chris, 1948- actor.
Ball, Vincent, 1923- actor.
Meagher, Ray, actor.
Cassell, Alan, 1932-2017, actor.
Fitz-Gerald, Lewis, actor.
Mullinar, Rod, actor.
McAlpine, Donald M., director of photography.
Anderson, William, 1948- editor of moving image work.
Copping, David, 1936- production designer.
Senior, Anna, costume designer.
Cuneen, Phil, arranger of music.
Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Ross, Kenneth, 1941- Breaker Morant.
Miller, Stephen M., 1964- filmmaker.
Shields, Frank, filmmaker.
Sinyard, Neil, writer of supplementary textual content.
South Australian Film Corporation, production company.
Australian Film Commission, production company.
Seven Network Australia, production company.
Pact Productions Pty. Ltd., production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 -- Drama.
Ross, Kenneth, 1941- -- Film adaptations.
Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902
Ross, Kenneth, 1941-
Great Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers -- Drama.
Great Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers.
1899-1902
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Drama.
Trials (Military offenses) -- Drama.
Trials (Military offenses)
Australia -- History, Military -- Drama.
Australia.
South African War (1899-1902)
Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902 -- Drama.
Ross, Kenneth, 1941- -- Film adaptations.
Morant, Breaker, 1864?-1902
Ross, Kenneth, 1941-
Great Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers -- Drama.
Great Britain. Army. Bushveldt Carbineers.
1899-1902
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Drama.
Trials (Military offenses) -- Drama.
Trials (Military offenses)
Australia -- History, Military -- Drama.
Australia.
South African War (1899-1902)
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
UPC: 715515156714
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BD DRAMA Breaker | Main (Downtown) | Blu-ray Disc | Coming Soon |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
Adapted from the play 'Breaker' Morant by Kenneth Ross.
New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by the director, Bruce Beresford.
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features: Commentary soundtrack (features director and coscreenwriter Bruce Beresford; from 2004); 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; 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.
Cinematography, Donald McAlpine ; film editor, William Anderson ; production designer, David Copping ; wardrobe designer, Anna Senior ; musical arranger, Phil Cuneen.
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.
Blu-ray; region A; requires Blu-ray player.
English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Adapted from the play 'Breaker' Morant by Kenneth Ross.
New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by the director, Bruce Beresford.
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features: Commentary soundtrack (features director and coscreenwriter Bruce Beresford; from 2004); 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; 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.
Cinematography, Donald McAlpine ; film editor, William Anderson ; production designer, David Copping ; wardrobe designer, Anna Senior ; musical arranger, Phil Cuneen.
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.
Blu-ray; region A; requires Blu-ray player.
English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.