In Pretoria, South Africa, in 1902, Major Charles Bolton (Rod Mullinar) is summoned to a meeting with Lord Kitchener (Alan Cassell). He is told that three officers of the Bushveldt Carbineers—Lieutenants Harry Morant (Edward Woodward), Peter Handcock (Bryan Brown), and George Witton (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) -- have been arrested and charged with murdering captured Boers and a German missionary. Explaining ominously that the Kaiser has protested diplomatically about the latter killing, Kitchener asks Major Bolton to appear for the prosecution. To the Major's visible dismay, he is told that witnesses which would help the defence have been sent to India and that the defence counsel is expected to give him no trouble. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | PG |
Genre: | Drama, History, War |
Country: | Australia |
Produced By: | Matt Carroll |
Directed By: | Bruce Beresford |
Written By: | Kit Denton, Jonathan Hardy, Kenneth G. Ross, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford |
Cast: | Jack Thompson, Chris Haywood, Ron Rodger, Frank Wilson, Rob Steele, Vincent Ball, Michael Procanin, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Terence Donovan, Ian Gray, Ray Meagher, Rod Mullinar, John Pfitzner, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, John Waters, Chris Smith, Peter Osborn, Ron Peterson, Alan Cassell, Bruno Knez, Edward Woodward, Ray Ball, Barbara West, Jon Nicholls, Russell Kiefel, Judy Dick, Bryan Brown |
In Theaters: | Jul 03, 1980 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 47 minutes |
Production: | Live Home Video |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |