Breaker Morant

Australian soldiers Morant (Edward Woodward), Handcock (Bryan Brown) and Witton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) meet inexperienced defense attorney Thomas (Jack Thompson), appointed by superiors determined to secure their conviction, in Breaker Morant, 1980.

In a flashback, prisoners Morant (Edward Woodward), Handcock (Bryan Brown) and Witton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) are pressed into service during a Boer attack, attorney Thomas (Jack Thompson) and judge (Charles Tingwell) clashing in court, in Breaker Morant. 1980.

In a British Court Martial during the Boer War, defense lawyer Thomas (Jack Thompson) questions Taylor (John Waters) about the role of Australian Lt. Morant (Edward Woodward) in the execution of prisoners, director Bruce Beresford recounting the event in flashback, in Breaker Morant, 1980.

After credits establishing the court martial of the title character, British Captain Hunt (Terence Donovan) gets led into an ambush, Handcock (Bryan Brown), Witton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) and Morant (Edward Woodward) receiving the news, in Bruce Beresfords's Boer War drama Breaker Morant, 1980.

Edward Woodward and Bryan Brown first came to international attention in 'Breaker' Morant (1980), a true story of the Boer War.