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DVD : Breaker MorantIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, Terence Donovan, Lewis Fitz-Gerald directed by: Bruce Beresford  List Price: $19.98 Amazon.com's Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.99 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Image Entertainment EAN: 0014381473520 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Image Entertainment Manufacturer: Image Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Image Entertainment Release Date: January 15, 2008 Running Time: 107 minutes Studio: Image Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1980 Sales Rank: 8584 MPN: ID4735CQDVD Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Personal revenge or act of war? Crazed soldiers or political scapegoats? Winner of 10 Australian Academy Awards, this powerful film directed by the Oscar®-nominated Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies, Driving Miss Daisy) continues to stir audiences with its timeless themes of wartime morality and military hypocrisy. Based on a true story, Edward Woodward (TV's The Equalizer) unforgettably stars as the controversial folk hero and Renaissance man Lt. Harry "Breaker" Morant. As South Africa's Boer War draws to a close, Morant and two fellow Australian soldiers are court-martialed for murder. Their only hope lies in a small-town lawyer who fights passionately for their lives. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Scapegoats of the British EmpireThis is a strong picture. Beresford is one of these quiet talents who turns out one brilliant film after the other without much fanfare. "Driving Miss Daisy" happens to be one of my favorites. This film has always been thought to be a kind of commentary on the Vietnam War, because it addresses the issue of modern war and morality. For Americans, no doubt, this would have to be true. One can't help thinking of the terrible things done in that war by our soldiers who were in most instances just trying ... Read More Rating: - First Rate Story First Rate ActingGreat story based on fact, about the conduct and subsequent court-martial of three Australian soldiers during the Boer war. Terrific acting from Edward Woodward as the cynical professional soldier in Queen Victoria's Army on the Veld in South Africa. Great acting also from Brian Brown, as Woodward's tough sidekick. As with many great movies, the music is great. It's worth it to get the video just to hear Edward Woodward singing that old Victorian marching song, "We Are Soldiers of the Queen', ... Read More Rating: - Top of the LineThis is an excellent film. It is top of the line in everything there is about a movie. Rating: - While Historical in nature, still contemporaryBetter than the original, this version comes with subtitles which makes for better viewing for those of us with aged hearing, and a less than stellar grasp of accents. If you've never seen this film, it's a good anti-war film as well as pro war film, in so far as you have an understanding of how certain acts or those who commit them, are sacrificed for the greater good of their country, be it with or without the actors' agreement. Edward Woodward, one of my personal favorite actors, ... Read More Rating: - Slice of the Anglo-Boer WarWhen I first saw this movie, I thought it was an allegory of the Vietnam War. On visiting Austrlia, I bought a book by the same title and found that this story is frightening correct. The Boer War is winding down and, to fight the Afrikaner commandos, the English have formed commandos of their own. Their control is loose and they virtually live off the land. They travel fast and light--a necessity for guerilla warfare--and they are ordered to shoot encumbering prisoners. They do. But ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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