Breaker Morant (film)
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war- and trial film directed by Bruce Beresford, who also co-wrote based on Kenneth G. Ross' 1978 play of the same name. The film centres around the 1902 court martial of Lieutenants Harry Morant, Peter Handcock, and George Witton - one of the first war crimes prosecutions in British military history. Australians serving in the British Army during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Lts. Morant, Handcock, and Witton stood accused of murdering captured enemy combatants and an unarmed civilian in the Northern Transvaal. The film is notable for its exploration of the Nuremberg Defense, the politics of the death penalty, and the human cost of total war. As the trial unfolds, the events in question are shown in flashbacks.
Breaker Morant (film)
Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war- and trial film directed by Bruce Beresford, who also co-wrote based on Kenneth G. Ross' 1978 play of the same name. The film centres around the 1902 court martial of Lieutenants Harry Morant, Peter Handcock, and George Witton - one of the first war crimes prosecutions in British military history. Australians serving in the British Army during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Lts. Morant, Handcock, and Witton stood accused of murdering captured enemy combatants and an unarmed civilian in the Northern Transvaal. The film is notable for its exploration of the Nuremberg Defense, the politics of the death penalty, and the human cost of total war. As the trial unfolds, the events in question are shown in flashbacks.
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'Breaker' Morant (Breaker Mora ...... dirigido por Bruce Beresford.
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Breaker Morant is a 1980 Austr ...... who were framed by the Brits."
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Breaker Morant is een Australi ...... oneelstuk van Kenneth G. Ross.
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Breaker Morant è un film del 1 ...... glior attore non protagonista.
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Héros ou Salopards (Breaker Mo ...... ans celui du Major J.F Thomas.
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Sprawa Moranta – australijski ...... awie sztuki Kennetha G. Rossa.
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«Объездчик Морант» (другие вар ...... мя второй англо-бурской войны.
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'Breaker' Morant (Breaker Mora ...... dirigido por Bruce Beresford.
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Breaker Morant is a 1980 Austr ...... stion are shown in flashbacks.
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Breaker Morant is een Australi ...... oneelstuk van Kenneth G. Ross.
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Breaker Morant è un film del 1 ...... glior attore non protagonista.
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Héros ou Salopards (Breaker Mo ...... ans celui du Major J.F Thomas.
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Sprawa Moranta – australijski ...... awie sztuki Kennetha G. Rossa.
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«Объездчик Морант» (другие вар ...... мя второй англо-бурской войны.
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Breaker Morant (film)
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Breaker Morant (film)
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Breaker Morant (filme)
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Breaker Morant - Esecuzione di un eroe
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Héros ou Salopards
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Sprawa Moranta
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Объездчик Морант (фильм)
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Breaker Morant
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