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Breaker Morant

Name: Breaker Morant
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1980
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Edward Woodward

1980·1h 47m·PG

DramaWarHistory

IMDb Rating

★ 7.8/10

15,456 votes

Metascore

Metacritic

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

Breaker Morant is a 1980 drama war movie directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, John Waters. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 15,456 votes and runs 1h 47m.

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Director

Bruce Beresford

Stars

Bryan Brown

Jack Thompson

John Waters

Edward Woodward

Details

Release Date1980-07-03

Runtime107 min

TypeMovie

Audience RatingPG

Countries★ Australia

Languages★ English, Afrikaans

Keywords

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