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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Fox Lorber
Salesrank: 69853
Released: December 14, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Anamorphic Color Dolby DVD Subtitled Widescreen NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
New hi def color transfer made from 35 mm interpositive - picture: 16x9 Anamorphic 1.85:1 presentation, 5.1 surround sound, subtitled in English, French and Spanish, commentary with director Bruce Beresford, 20 minute interview with actor Edward Woodward, in-depth character breakdown, photo gallery and original theatrical trailer. Synopsis: Based on a true story, Breaker Morant is the tale of three soldiers who are court-martialed at the end of the Boer War. When one of their comrades is ambushed and killed, three soldiers (Edward Woodward, Brian Brown and Lewis Fitz-Gerald) seek revenge and kill a Boer Solider. The act of murder and the mysterious disappearance of a German missionary leads to the arrest of the three men. In one of the most controversial court-martials in military history, they are defended by Major Thomas (Jack Thompson), small town Australian solicitor who has only been given one day to prepare the case.
Description of Breaker Morant (Masterworks Edition):
Before coming to America to make such acclaimed films as Tender Mercies and Driving Miss Daisy, Australian director Bruce Beresford made a lasting impression with this compelling courtroom drama, considered one the finest films of the Australian new wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Based on a true story about three soldiers in the Boer War who are served up as political scapegoats of the British Empire, the film uses a flashback structure to dramatize the courtroom testimony. It begins when the three Australian soldiers are railroaded for the justified killing of a German missionary and placed on trial for court-martial not as a matter of justice, but to mollify the German government for the sake of political expediency. Burdened with a competent but inexperienced and hopelessly disadvantaged lawyer, the soldiers realize that their fate has been sealed and the outcome of their trial is a fait accompli. Unfolding with urgent precision and a riveting focus on its well-drawn characters, Breaker Morant was the all-time box-office hit in Australia at the time of its release in 1980, and it remains one of the very best historical dramas ever made. --Jeff Shannon
Breaker Morant (Masterworks Edition) Reviews:
The war to get the diamond and gold mines 
2009-12-23 - It appears the word "commando" came from this war.
These Australians were the scape goats of a peace that came after,
but we saw here the power of an irregular force
fighting for their homes against trained and well equipped troops.
The movie came out after South Africa had lost to just such
an Army of blacks.When we don't learn from history or pay attention to it,
then we have to learn it all over again?
Well acted and set drama in which Britain as an Empire
fails one of the faithful romantic poets who
fought her wars.
Excellent Film 
2009-11-17 - You will not be disappointed by this film. Great cast, great quotes, and great acting. RIP Edward Woodward.
pleased
2009-04-06 - I had already seen the movie. I just wanted to buy it instead of renting it again. I was entirely satisfied with the purchase, including timeliness, condition, and service.
A Must-see !
2009-03-24 - This is one of the two great 'sleeper' war-movies. (the other is 'The Wild Geese' with Richard Burton and Roger Moore )
Breaker Morant was spectacular even before Blu-ray. With it, well, you know...
Excellent From Start to Finish
2009-02-26 - This arguably the best war movie/courtroom drama ever made. It is heartbreaking and tragic when you realize (as the characters did) that the
outcome is inevitable and that they are the scapegoats in a political manoever. The acting is flawless and the scenery simply highlights the bleek and stark reality of the end. Highly recommended.
