Originally released as a motion picture in 1979. Deluxe widescreen presentation. Adapted from the play of the same title by Kenneth Ross, with additional material from The Breaker, by Kit Denton. Special features include: interactive menu; scene selection; production notes; filmographies; original theatrical trailer. made in association with The Australian Film Commission. Participants: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Rod Mullinar, Charels Tingwell. Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Summary:
Following the brutal death of a British captain in the Boer War in South Africa in 1901, Lt. Harry Morant leads his unit in pursuit of the Boers, attacks their camp, and has a captive executed. Other executions and deaths lead to the arrest and trial of Mornat and two other lieutenants. Screenplay by Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford; produced by Matthew Carroll; directed by Bruce Beresford. Director of photography, Donald McAlpine; film editor, William Anderson; original music, Phil Cunneen.
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