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Breaker Morant

1980 film by Bruce Beresford
Movie film Q1195774
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Summary

Breaker Morant is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,585 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], AACTA Award for Best Film[4], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[5], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[6], AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[7], AACTA Award for Best Costume Design[8], AACTA Award for Best Direction[9], AACTA Award for Best Editing[10], AACTA Award for Best Sound[11], Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay[12]
  • Director: Bruce Beresford[13]
  • Screenwriter: Jonathan Hardy[14], David Stevens[15], Bruce Beresford[16]
  • Movement: Australian New Wave[17]
  • Genre: trial film[18]
  • Based on: Breaker Morant[19]
  • Cast member: Edward Woodward[20], Jack Thompson[21], Bryan Brown[22], Lewis Fitz-Gerald[23], Bud Tingwell[24], Chris Haywood[25], John Waters[26], Rod Mullinar[27], Terence Donovan[28], Alan Cassell[29], Vincent Ball[30], Ray Meagher[31], Russell Kiefel[32]
  • Producer: Matt Carroll[33]
  • Depicts: execution by firing squad[34]
  • Production company: South Australian Film Corporation[35]
  • Director of photography: Donald McAlpine[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[37], Afrikaans[38]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[39]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[40], 72/100[41], 100%[42]
  • Color: color[43]
  • Country of origin: Australia[44]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1980[45]
  • Characters: Breaker Morant[46], Peter Handcock[47], George Witton[48], James Francis Thomas[49], Alfred Taylor[50], Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener[51], Hubert Hamilton[52]
  • Distributed by: Village Roadshow[53], Netflix[54], ABC iview[55]
  • Narrative location: South Africa[56], South African Republic[57], Polokwane[58]
  • Main subject: capital punishment[59], Second Boer War[60], court-martial[61], war crime[62], Bushveldt Carbineers[63], scapegoating[64]
  • Film editor: William M. Anderson[65]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[66], AACTA Award for Best Film[67], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[68], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[69], AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[70], AACTA Award for Best Costume Design[71], AACTA Award for Best Direction[72], AACTA Award for Best Editing[73]

Why It Matters

Breaker Morant has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[74] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[75]

FAQs

What awards did Breaker Morant receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], AACTA Award for Best Film[4], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[5], and AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[6].

Related Entities

Australia Bryan Brown Edward Woodward film Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener Netflix South Africa

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [74] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [75] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3m ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'ko',
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    Distributed by → Village Roadshow, Netflix, ABC iview
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  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Kenneth G. Ross
    Main subject → capital punishment, Second Boer War, court-martial +3
    Narrative location → South Africa, South African Republic, Polokwane
    Based on → Breaker Morant
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  4. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → capital punishment, Second Boer War, court-martial +3
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  5. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 23998
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    Set in period → 1900s, 20th century, 1901 +1
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  9. 21w ago · Schemathings · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Box office → {'unit': 'Q259502', 'amount': '+4735000'}
    Distribution format → video on demand
    Publication date → +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford
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