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Breaker Morant

Breaker Morant

7.1/ 10

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1980

Release Year

107 min

Runtime

Drama
History
War

Overview

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

Keywords

war crimes
writing
mythology
south africa
military court
military service
based on true story
based on play or musical
trial
court martial
boer war
1900s

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Reviews(2)

8.5avg rating
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

June 7, 2023

7
7/10

Told by way of a court retrospective, this film depicts the brutalities of the Boer War between the British Colonial authorities and the immigrant Dutch farmers who just wanted to be left to govern themselves. Though largely suppressed by the overwhelming military force, the Boers did have success w

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dfle3

March 31, 2025

10
10/10

An all time great war movie/court room drama "Breaker Morant" is one of those movies I had placed on a "Really should see this movie one of these days" list. Well, in some ways I'm sorry I waited so long to see this masterpiece and in other ways, the current world situation with "The war on terro

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