Breaker Morant
“A powerful true story of bitter revenge...”
1980 · 1 h 47 min
Directed by 
Bruce Beresford
Bruce BeresfordCast
Edward Woodward 
Jack Thompson John Waters Bryan Brown Charles 'Bud' Tingwell Terence Donovan
Credits
Written by: Jonathan Hardy
Plot
During the Boer War, three Australian officers are court-martialed for killing prisoners, and their defense lawyer argues they were scapegoated by the British command.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tense courtroom drama and one of the finest Australian films of its era.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (15,602 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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