BREAKER MORANT (1980)

Director: Bruce Beresford

Writer: Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford

Edward Woodward as Lt. Morant
Jack Thompson as Mjr. Thomas
John Waters as Cpt. Taylor
Bryan Brown as Lt. Handcock
Also Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Chris Haywood.

Three lieutenants are court-marshalled for their actions in battle. A true tragedy in the sense that it is a clash of two irreconcilable moral systems; the audience here sides firmly with the accused. Invites comparisons to other war crimes cases, prompting complex issues and masterfully orchestrated by Beresford's finely tuned directing.