Breaker Morant
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Beresford, Bruce film director,
Hardy, Jonathan, 1940-2012 screenwriter.
Stevens, David, 1940-2018, screenwriter.
Carroll, Matthew, 1944- film producer.
Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009 actor.
Hardy, Jonathan, 1940-2012 screenwriter.
Stevens, David, 1940-2018, screenwriter.
Carroll, Matthew, 1944- film producer.
Woodward, Edward, 1930-2009 actor.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
ISBN
9781681430492, 1681430495
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | BLU-RAY FEATURE BREAKER | On Shelf |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | BLURAY B | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Australia -- History, Military -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Bushveldt Carbineers -- Drama.
Historical films.
Military history.
Morant, Breaker, -- 1864?-1902 -- Drama.
Motion pictures.
Ross, Kenneth, -- 1941- -- Film adaptations.
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Drama.
Trials (Military offenses) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Great Britain. -- Army. -- Bushveldt Carbineers -- Drama.
Historical films.
Military history.
Morant, Breaker, -- 1864?-1902 -- Drama.
Motion pictures.
Ross, Kenneth, -- 1941- -- Film adaptations.
South African War, 1899-1902 -- Drama.
Trials (Military offenses) -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
More Details
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 sheet folded to 10 pages).
Language
English
ISBN
9781681430492, 1681430495
UPC
715515156714
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1980.
General Note
Adapted from the play 'Breaker' Morant by Kenneth Ross.
General Note
New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised and approved by the director, Bruce Beresford.
General Note
Widescreen (1.85:1).
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Donald McAlpine ; film editor, William Anderson ; production designer, David Copping ; wardrobe designer, Anna Senior ; musical arranger, Phil Cuneen.
Participants/Performers
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.
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.
System Details
Blu-ray; region A; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Beresford, B., Hardy, J., Stevens, D., Carroll, M., Woodward, E., Thompson, J., Waters, J., Brown, B., Tingwell, C., Donovan, T., Haywood, C., Ball, V., Meagher, R., Cassell, A., Fitz-Gerald, L., Mullinar, R., McAlpine, D. M., Anderson, W., Copping, D., Senior, A., Cuneen, P., Ross, K., Miller, S. M., Shields, F., & Sinyard, N. (2015). Breaker Morant (Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bruce Beresford et al.. 2015. Breaker Morant. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bruce Beresford et al.. Breaker Morant The Criterion Collection, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Beresford, Bruce, et al. Breaker Morant Director-approved Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2015.
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