Breaker Morant

Edward Woodward delivers a powerful performance as Lt. Harry 'Breaker' Morant, who, along with two other Lieutenant's, is court martialed for murdering Boer POWs and a German missionary during the British Boer War of the late 19th & early 20th centuries.

A stunning moving picture that takes place during the Boer War in 1902 and the court-martial of Lt. Harry 'Breaker' Morant (Edward Woodward), Lt.

"Breaker Morant" is a riveting courtroom drama, and one of the great tales of injustice during wartime. The 'Breaker' of the title refers to horse breaker Harry Morant was known for his ability to induct wild horses into the service of the military.

If a producer had received the stereotypical Hollywood pitch for "Breaker Morant," I imagine it would have gone something like this: "It takes place during a war—no, not one of the popular ones, it's the Boer War—and the protagonists are three probable war criminals, quite unrepentant... Likable?

1880. The British Empire goes to war with Transvaal and Oranje, two independent republics in South Africa.

I can't add anything further to what has already been written, but this was a gripping movie. Slow to start, but stick with it and it draws you in.

Directed by Bruce Beresford. Starring Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, Rod Mullinar, John Waters, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Alan Cassel, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Ray Meagher, Chris Haywood, Terence Donovan.

White men fighting for African land and in the process some Australian white men violate the British code by killing white Dutch prisoners of war.Pass.

A superb movie. I'm a pacifist, and I remember talking with a member of ROTC (25 years ago) who also loved the movie.