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Breaker Morant

Summary: Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.

Genres: Drama, History, War

Director: Bruce Beresford

Writers: Jonathan Hardy

, David Stevens

, Bruce Beresford

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: PG

Country: Australia

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 800,000

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1900s 19th century africa afrikaner anger anti war anzac arm sling army life arrest attack australian australian abroad australian and new zealand army corps australian army australian history australian man australian soldier baby barbed wire fence bare chested male based on novel based on play based on true story battlefield beating bigot bigotry blood boer boer war breaker morant breaker morant british british army brutality by the book officer calling someone a liar calling someone a liar campfire candle canon canteen capital punishment chain of command champagne character name as title cigarette smoking class differences coffin colonialism corpse corpse with eyes open costume countryside court court martial courtroom covered wagon cupola death death of protagonist death of witness death of witness defendant defense attorney dynamite empire encampment englishman executing a prisoner of war executing a prisoner of war execution by firing squad explosion explosive fireplace firing squad flashback fort fortress full moon gaol gaol great plains guerilla gun gunfight gunshot hand grenade handcuffed hero historical drama historical society holy bible horrors of war horse and carriage horse and wagon horseback husband wife relationship imperialism implied sex inquiry interpreter jail judge judicial judicial system judiciary kangaroo court kangaroo court martial killed with a gun kilt law lawyer hero lawyer hero legal drama legend legendary hero letter lie lieutenant life imprisonment lord byron quotation lying on bed machine gun major marching men holding hands military military law military trial missionary murder music band musician myth nickname in title night note oath old lady old man old woman opening a door order pass peace conference period drama photograph pianist playing piano poem poet political drama political expediency priest prison prison drama prisoner prosecuting attorney punishment racism racist reciting poetry reference to australia regiment remote report reverend revolver rifle river rule savagery saying last words before dying scapegoat scene during opening credits sentence sentry sergeant shaving sheet music shooting shootout shot to death singer singing slaughter soldier song south africa south african south australia straight razor surname in title surrender tears tent testimony timeframe 1900s timeframe 19th century title spoken by character toast tragedy trial tribunal two word title uniform veldt war hero white flag witness writing year 1901 year 1902

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