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| ‘Breaker’ Morant |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 27 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Charles Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Chris Hayward, Vincent Ball, Lewis Fitz-Gerald & Rod Mullinar |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Criterion Collection |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1506L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
107 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1980 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Bruce Beresford |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens & Bruce Beresford |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Phil Cuneen |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
David Copping |
| (Visual Effects): |
NA |
| (Costume Designer): |
Anna Senior |
| (Editor): |
William Anderson |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
NA |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Matthew Carroll |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.82:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Adapted from the play by Kenneth Ross, ‘Breaker’ Morant is a classic military drama about a true controversial incident in Australian history. Tautly directed by Oscar®-nominated writer/director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies), the film tells of three Australian soldiers (dedicated performances by Woodward, Brown and Fitz-Gerald), who are brought to trial for executing Boer prisoners during the Boer War (1899-1902). This intelligent, thrilling drama will surely please fans of A Few Good Men.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.82:1 picture is generally wanting in sharpness and detail. Color fidelity is natural, but dated with fleshtone inconsistencies, warm colors and deep blacks. Sometimes colors seem a bit undersaturated. Shadow detail and contrast is good. Slight noise is sometimes apparent with minor artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished and distorted monaural.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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