
	Where results make sense

Topic: Breaker Morant (film)

Related Topics

National Film Registry

silent film

horror film

documentary film

Musical film

Cannes Film Festival

list of years in film

Best Film Editing

film noir

comedy film

cult film

In the News (Tue 6 Jan 09)

Mitchell Johnson

Darren Sproles

Majority Leader

Ed Reed

Chad Pennington

Wayne Bridge

Cotton Bowl

Peyton Manning

John Travolta

Czech Republic

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Morant emigrated to Australia in either 1883 or 1884 and settled in outback Queensland.
		Morant's unit was very successful in eliminating roving bands of enemy commandos from their area, forcing the Boers to transfer their activities to the Bandolier Kop area, on the northern fringe of the Spelonken.
		Morant's detractors conventionally depict the Carbineers as war criminals, rogue soldiers and cold-blooded murderers who were little better than the Boer guerrillas they fought against and that they were fairly tried and executed for killing unarmed prisoners of war and civilians.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Breaker_Morant (6850 words)

	Breaker Morant - Nostalgia Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Australian military archives and Commander Morant (called "Breaker" because he broke in wild horses as a civilian) has become a folk hero because he was the Englishman who chose to die like an Aussie.
		A wasteful miscarriage of justice, the story of Breaker Morant is a devastating example of England's military hypocrisy that riles the Aussies to this day.
		Breaker Morant was the toast of the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, gaining an almost unprecedented profile for an Australian film.
	www.nostalgiacentral.com /movies/breakermorant.htm (415 words)

	Breaker Morant - Synopsis - Moviefone
		Breaker Morant is one of the most acclaimed Australian films, telling a powerful tale of wartime betrayal and injustice.
		Henry "Breaker" Morant (Edward Woodward) is an Englishman living in Australia at the end of the 19th century.
		Acting under orders from his commanders, Morant oversees the execution of several Boer prisoners; it turns out that one of them was German, and in order to keep the peace with Germany, Britain agrees to courtmartial Morant and two other soldiers, sentencing two to death and one to life imprisonment.
	movies.aol.com /movie/breaker-morant/3467/synopsis (193 words)

	Breaker Morant
		Morant was responsible for the capture of Boer commando leader Kelly.
		At Petersburg, Morant says: "I was, however acting on orders." The Lt. was very disturbed by the mutilation and death of his immediate superior Captain Hunt by the Boers.
		Morant and Handcock in particular as being unruly and not military enough.
	www.vernonjohns.org /snuffy1186/breaker.html (1880 words)

	Breaker Morant
		The setting for this film is the Boer War (1899-1902), also called the Anglo-Boer War, and called by the Boers, the English War.
		The subtle intensity of his portrayal is seen in the twitching and narrowing of the eye, the tremor in his hand as he smokes a cigarette, the slight catch in his voice as the futility of the situation begins to dawn.
		Breaker Morant knows a scapegoat when he sees one and when he is one.
	pegasus.cc.ucf.edu /~pyle/pla4020/Breaker.html (1434 words)

	Breaker Morant was no digger hero - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
		But it should not be forgotten that Harry "Breaker" Morant was really a war criminal, justly convicted for his role in the murder of Boer prisoners then executed by firing squad, according to Australian historian Dr Craig Wilcox.
		He described Morant as a romantic figure, an Australian bushman with a bottle of liquor and a poet with a cheap edition of Byron's poetry in his saddlebags.
		The court martial was conducted in January 2002 with Morant, Handcock and Witton condemned to death.
	www.theage.com.au /news/National/Breaker-Morant-was-no-digger-hero/2006/04/25/1145861339440.html (761 words)

	Kershen on Breaker Morant
		Breaker Morant is the beautifully scripted and photographed film of the court-martial of these three Australian officers by a British Court-Martial.
		Morant admitted disdainfully that the execution did not look like the Court-Martial, but he reminded the Court that war is not a Court-Martial and soldiers do and are expected to use their British Enfield Caliber 303 rifles to kill the enemy.
		Breaker Morant is a beautiful anti-war statement--a plea for the end of the intrigues and crimes that war entails.
	www.usc.edu /schools/college/politicalscience/gillman/kershen.html (7102 words)

	'Breaker' Morant
		However, Morant didn't follow orders because a duty of the leader is to make sure his outfit operates under the rules and code of the country's armed forces.
		As the film is made from the perspective of the British government and the Australians that were helping them, it unfortunately chooses to support that side's justification of the war without considering the Boer's.
		Although the film never gets into this, most prominently the British justification was the protection of their prospectors mining what would have been Boer territory of the richest source of gold the world had seen at that time.
	www.metalasylum.com /ragingbull/movies/breakermorant.html (2858 words)

	Breaker Morant (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harry "Breaker" Morant, Peter Handcock and George Witton are accused of the murder of one Boer prisoner, the subsequent murders of six more, and Morant and Handcock are accused of the sniper-style death of a German missionary, the Rev. Hesse.
		Morant's execution of the Boer prisoners was revenge for the mutilation and death of his friend and commanding officer, Captain Hunt.
		Morant and Handcock are shot in the morning as Witton is taken to the prison transport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/'Breaker'_Morant_(film) (990 words)

	"Breaker Morant" by Stephen Crafts
		The film centers on three Lieutenants — an expatriate Briton, "Breaker" Morant (Edward Woodward), and two Australians, Handcock (Bryan Brown) and Whitton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) — who have volunteered to fight for the British in 1901 against the Boers (Dutch settlers in South Africa fighting against British control).
		BREAKER MORANT overlooks the political and cultural similarities between Boer in South Africa and Australian in Australia.
		BREAKER MORANT denies the Boers any valid historical force; this is vital (or, more accurately, deadly) for the film's conception of justice.
	www.ejumpcut.org /archive/onlinessays/JC27folder/BreakerMorant.html (2589 words)

	The Age Education
		The film follows many of the usual conventions of the war film, such as the crucial role of mates and comrades and the questions surrounding the role of war, but it does offer some variations.
		In this film there is no absolute culprit, and while it is easy to be critical and condemn the British military for using Morant (Edward Woodward), Handcock and Witton as scapegoats, we must acknowledge and carefully consider the ``evidence'' presented by Morant and Handcock during their court-martial.
		While it is understandable that Morant would want to avenge the mutilation of his friend, the audience is forced to question the nature of the revenge and whether the murders of Boer prisoners and the German missionary, Hesse, as part of that act are equally understandable and acceptable.
	www.education.theage.com.au /pagedetail.asp?intpageid=1105&strsection=students&intsectionid=3 (1020 words)

	Breaker Morant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In the film, Harry Morant, known as Breaker Morant, because he broke horses, is arrested for the killing of prisoners during his servitude with the Bushveldt Carbineers.
		During the film, many flashbacks are interspersed into the court scenes, giving the film some action and reducing the elements of boredom from it.
		In short, this film should appeal to anybody, and whether it is watched on a shallow or deeper level, it can still be greatly enjoyed.
	www.largesock.com /writing/wbreaker.html (524 words)

	Lieutenant Henry Harboard (Harry) 'The Breaker' Morant
		Morant, now in command, led a revenge patrol that resulted in his ordering a prisoner to be shot.
		Morant, Handcock and other officers were arrested on 22 October and, in January, were court martialed for the killings.
		Morant became something of a folk hero and his memory was revived with the film Breaker Morant in 1980.
	www.awm.gov.au /people/267.asp (485 words)

	Oklahoma City University Law Review Volume 22 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Morant admitted disdainfully that the execution did not look like the Court-Martial, but he reminded the Court that war is not a Court-Martial and soldiers do and are expected to use their British Enfield Calibre 303 rifles to kill the enemy.
		Lieutenants Morant, Handcock, and Witton claimed the defence based on the orders and the conduct of their preceding commanding officers.
		What drew me to see this film many times, however, was not the drama of the Court-Martial, but the integrity of Major Thomas, the town solicitor appointed defence attorney.
	www.koonung.vic.edu.au /home/ps000/yr12eng2/breaker/okla.htm (6819 words)

	Drama Films
		Although dramatic films have often dealt frankly and realistically with social problems, the tendency has been for Hollywood, especially during earlier times of censorship, to exonerate society and institutions and to blame problems on an individual, who more often than not, would be punished for his/her transgressions.
		Two films from different eras that dealt with the problems of the mentally ill and conditions in mental institutions were Anatole Litvak's The Snake Pit (1948) with tormented Olivia de Havilland's assistance from a psychiatrist, and Milos Forman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's
		Films that were concerned with race relations included Hollywood's first major indictment of racism in producer Stanley Kramer's and director Mark Robson's Home of the Brave (1949), the story of a fl WWII soldier facing bigoted insults from his squad.
	www.filmsite.org /dramafilms.html (1703 words)

	Breaker Morant - Page 2 - ForumGarden
		Breaker Morant - the film, starred Edward Woodward, a British actor, in the title role.
		It's actually an Australian film, it was filmed not far from where I live.
		Morant joined the military here in South Australia and there's still a bit of local discussion about it because his name still doesn't appear on the Honour Roll of Boer War soldiers from here.
	www.forumgarden.com /forums/showthread.php?p=444879#post444879 (604 words)

	'Breaker' Morant (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		"'Breaker' Morant" is based on true events, and deals with the court-martial of three subalterns during the closing stages of the Second Boer War (1899-1902).
		The injustice is not that lieutenants Morant, Hancock and Witton are innocent of the charges brought against them--they're not.
		At one point in the film, Lt. Hancock pulls a dum-dum round from a Boer's ammunition pouch as an indication of the Boers' disregard for the laws of war.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080310 (875 words)

	Movie Review: Breaker Morant - Associated Content
		Breaker Morant (Edward Woodward) is a good fellow and a good soldier described as almost impossible not to like.
		Morant, perhaps, shows the most character development in the movie and this development reinforces the fact that war changes people's natures.
		The purpose of this film was clearly to bring the sacrifices and exploitation of the Australians to the public's attention.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/43767/movie_review_breaker_morant.html (790 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The fourth film ever made in this country was based on the book.
		Ten years ago the Corporation presented its credentials to the cinema world with 'Sunday Too Far Away,' the first Australian film to be invited to the Cannes Film Festival.
		'Breaker Morant,' the film that established Australian cinema in the U.S., and the television mini series 'Sara Dane' and 'Under Capricorn' sold to major world markets, showed that the Corporation's sure-footedness did not desert it as the budgets got bigger.
	www.ibiblio.org /samneill/films/ruaintro.txt (674 words)

	British Empire: Films: Breaker Morant
		There are two ways to judge this film; as a piece of art or as a piece of history.
		The film recreates the atmosphere of a military tribunal.
		In many ways, this film is to Australian nationalism as 'Braveheart' is to Scottish nationalism: A highly romanticised view looking through rose-tinted glasses and not entirely based in the realms of truth and accuracy.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /media/war/breakermorant.htm (389 words)

	THE BREAKER by Kit Denton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The screen version of Breaker Morant's story, presented by the South Australina Film Corporation, centers on the court martial proceedings which led to Morant's execution in 1902 - proceedings which are still shrouded in mystery by the British government despite the eighty years which have since passed."
		Nonetheless, this book has in it many of the historical facts and I've departed from history only when the facts weren't discoverable or when I felt it was necessary in the interest of a good story.
		Morant lived, wrote, fought and died pretty much the way I've pictured it.
	www.middlemiss.org /lit/authors/moranth/thebreaker.html (610 words)

	Poet: Harry Breaker Morant - All poems of Harry Breaker Morant
		His short life (it spanned just over thirty-six years) was itself the stuff of romance and adventure; and he went through it like a swashbuckling cavalier, yielding often to human weaknesses common enough in the environment of his prime years, but always fighting back towards recovery.
		Harry 'Breaker' Morant was born in the United Kingdom - in 1865 by his own account but in 1864 according to later research, possibly under the name Edwin...
		Breaker Morant Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant For the film of the same name, see 'Breaker' Morant (film) Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant (1864 - 27.
	www.poemhunter.com /harry-breaker-morant (290 words)

	Breaker Morant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shortly after 5 a.m., Lieutenants Harry Morant and Peter Handcock were led out of the fort at Pretoria to be executed by a firing squad from the Cameron Highlanders.
		In Australia, when news of the executions of Morant and Handcock arrived in country, not surprisingly caused an uproar, no doubt amplified by the fact that Morant was already a well-known figure.
		Largely as a result of the Morant case, the Australian army never again accepted British Army justice, or any other nation's justice, in cases involving its soldiers and citizens; until the David Hicks case.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breaker_Morant (6417 words)

	Dual Lens - Breaker Morant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Other films grow into their meanings — Terry Gilliam’s farcical Brazil is starting to look a lot like the security gates at US airports.
		This year, a film has been shod with new meaning and has moved to the forefront of critical and political discourse.
		The play, as well as the film which sprung from it, have the appearance of a dusty, almost creaky exhuming of past scandals.
	www.duallens.com /index.asp?reviewId=120103 (774 words)

	'Breaker' Morant
		Bruce Bereford's direction and Edward Woodward's performance awaken this "sleeper" from 1980 and make it a truly memorable film experience.
		I was surprised to read that it was the last minute replacement for "Heaven's Gate" in the U.S. when Cimino's film was pulled from theatres just two days after its release due to the worst critical reception a film ever had.
		"'Breaker' Morant" surprised everyone at that point, except for those who had seen it, by becoming one of the biggest hits of the year.
	members.tripod.com /GaryMason/abc/breakermorant.html (124 words)

	Breaker Morant movie review, In Film Australia
		A gruelling and arduous war film with a stiff, hard-boiled perspective of justice and politics, Beresford creates a detailed exploration of guilt during war time, offering a number of standpoints and succinct considerations.
		Morant is a challenging and thought provoking work, peppered by political impartiality but driven by hard-nosed, blood-on-their-hands realism that penetrates notions of hierarchy, responsibility, moral loyalty and the value of human lives.
		The film provides a detailed, absorbing and timelessly relevant depiction of a congested war trial and zooms into the faces of those involved to measure its velocity.
	www.infilm.com.au /reviews/breaker.htm (283 words)

	breaker
		Many anti-war films work on the feeling that war is fundamentally absurd; that both the rules and the actions of war are beyond the rational scope of civilized humanity.
		The entire film focuses on the case and the events surrounding it, and does not include any extraneous or useless sub-plots.
		I didn't expect this film to be as good and as interesting as it was.
	www.angelfire.com /movies/davidsmovies/breaker.html (643 words)

	Amazon.com: Breaker Morant: DVD: Edward Woodward,Jack Thompson,John Waters (III),Bryan Brown,Charles 'Bud' ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This is why "Breaker Morant" has more in common with "Gallipoli," another Australian film about British disdain for their subjects from that colony continent.
		The conclusion of the film is simple yet powerful: we watch the final scene listening to the last poem written by Morant and then Woodward singing a British military song that hammers home the irony of the film.
		Breaker Morant, a fine Australian film made a generation ago, can be viewed in one of two ways, either being equally valid.
	www.amazon.com /Breaker-Morant-Edward-Woodward/dp/1572521775 (1881 words)

	Breaker Morant
		A poet and soldier, Morant was executed for murdering Boer prisoners.
		Breaker Morant is famous for the manner of his death, but little is known of his birth.
		Eventually Morant and two other Australians, Lieutenants Peter Handcock and George Witton, were arrested and tried for the murder of 12 Boer prisoners.
	www.awm.gov.au /fiftyaustralians/33.asp (344 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)