Breaker Morant  1980 Movie

IMDB Rating 7.9  (26K)
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers. More details

Directors

Bruce Beresford

Cast

Edward WoodwardJack ThompsonJohn WatersBryan Brown

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