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"Breaker Morant" quotes

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Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.

Director: Bruce Beresford
Writer: Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, Bruce Beresford
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, history, war
Year: 1980
MetaScore: 72/100
ImdbRating: 7.8
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 03 Jul 1980
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 8 nominations total
I can have a horse standing by for you - Breaker Morant 00:23 I can have a horse standing by for you Where did you go when you left Fort Edward - Breaker Morant 00:10 Where did you go when you left Fort Edward He ought to be on the other side Why is that - Breaker Morant 00:07 He ought to be on the other side Why is that I know some good poems too Oh my God - Breaker Morant 00:24 I know some good poems too Oh my God To freedom and Australia - Breaker Morant 00:21 To freedom and Australia Are not to be judged by civilian rules - Breaker Morant 00:37 Are not to be judged by civilian rules Well you can't always choose George - Breaker Morant 00:10 Well you can't always choose George To Bushveldt Carbineers - Breaker Morant 00:09 To Bushveldt Carbineers The admirable fighting qualities of the Boers - Breaker Morant 00:37 The admirable fighting qualities of the Boers You mean to tell me you were on intimate terms with two Boer ladies - Breaker Morant 00:12 You mean to tell me you were on intimate terms with two Boer... I used to hate Sundays in Melbourne - Breaker Morant 00:35 I used to hate Sundays in Melbourne You go to Pietersburg Johnny - Breaker Morant 00:13 You go to Pietersburg Johnny I hope you drown in your communion wine - Breaker Morant 00:04 I hope you drown in your communion wine Hey look at this - Breaker Morant 00:22 Hey look at this Simon I thought the proclamation - Breaker Morant 00:17 Simon I thought the proclamation I've been wondering if you realize - Breaker Morant 00:22 I've been wondering if you realize They're part of the group that killed Simon Hunt - Breaker Morant 00:21 They're part of the group that killed Simon Hunt You are still introducing irrelevant material - Breaker Morant 00:27 You are still introducing irrelevant material This court martial is convened by order of Horatio Herbert Lord Kitchener - Breaker Morant 00:15 This court martial is convened by order of Horatio Herbert... Come outside and I'll knock your bloody head off - Breaker Morant 00:12 Come outside and I'll knock your bloody head off Come on Read it to us Harry - Breaker Morant 00:35 Come on Read it to us Harry Why is it he's referred to as Breaker Morant - Breaker Morant 00:13 Why is it he's referred to as Breaker Morant Do you think they're going to imprison us or cashier us sir - Breaker Morant 00:16 Do you think they're going to imprison us or cashier us... Thank you You're the best witness the prosecution's got Harry - Breaker Morant 00:21 Thank you You're the best witness the... Well we've got a few witnesses of our own tomorrow anyway - Breaker Morant 00:13 Well we've got a few witnesses of our own tomorrow... He believes in the British Empire you know We all do in my family - Breaker Morant 00:23 He believes in the British Empire you know We all do in my... They're looking after you here - Breaker Morant 00:14 They're looking after you here The night's a trifle chilly - Breaker Morant 00:20 The night's a trifle chilly Now when the rules and customs of war - Breaker Morant 00:16 Now when the rules and customs of war Now I don't ask for proclamations - Breaker Morant 00:19 Now I don't ask for proclamations Let's not give our officers - Breaker Morant 00:32 Let's not give our officers Good God Johnny I'm not trying to prove some academic point - Breaker Morant 00:30 Good God Johnny I'm not trying to prove some academic... And of course Morant and his friends are guilty - Breaker Morant 00:14 And of course Morant and his friends are guilty You are impertinent Major Thomas - Breaker Morant 00:35 You are impertinent Major Thomas Order This evidence is completely irrelevant - Breaker Morant 00:27 Order This evidence is completely irrelevant And further no one denies - Breaker Morant 00:10 And further no one denies My father said the war would make a man of me - Breaker Morant 00:07 My father said the war would make a man of me And was your court at the trial of Visser constituted in any way like this - Breaker Morant 00:33 And was your court at the trial of Visser constituted in any... These were married women - Breaker Morant 00:22 These were married women Well the Boers had been mining the lines and blowing up a lot of trains - Breaker Morant 00:13 Well the Boers had been mining the lines and blowing up a... When he left Fort Edward - Breaker Morant 00:36 When he left Fort Edward See you in hell - Breaker Morant 00:18 See you in hell Well that broke the monotony - Breaker Morant 00:04 Well that broke the monotony Sir I was in a public house a few nights ago sir - Breaker Morant 00:36 Sir I was in a public house a few nights ago sir Lieutenant Handcock what does Mrs Vanderberg mean by entertained - Breaker Morant 00:26 Lieutenant Handcock what does Mrs Vanderberg mean by... New South Wales Mounted What sort of a lawyer are you - Breaker Morant 00:09 New South Wales Mounted What sort of a lawyer are you Major Thomas has been pleading justifying circumstances - Breaker Morant 00:35 Major Thomas has been pleading justifying circumstances Blood and death - Breaker Morant 00:34 Blood and death I've had a good run - Breaker Morant 00:30 I've had a good run They say a slice off a cut loaf is never missed - Breaker Morant 00:05 They say a slice off a cut loaf is never missed Like he was thinking - Breaker Morant 00:30 Like he was thinking To do goo To do good to mankind - Breaker Morant 00:32 To do goo To do good to mankind It really ain't the place nor time to reel off rhyming diction - Breaker Morant 00:31 It really ain't the place nor time to reel off rhyming... As a matter of interest - Breaker Morant 00:32 As a matter of interest You couldn't lie straight in bed - Breaker Morant 00:17 You couldn't lie straight in bed There once was a man from Australia - Breaker Morant 00:14 There once was a man from Australia You want the padre No thank you I'm a pagan - Breaker Morant 00:27 You want the padre No thank you I'm a pagan Don't make a mess of it - Breaker Morant 00:05 Don't make a mess of it So much for your damned intelligence report - Breaker Morant 00:39 So much for your damned intelligence report Vanderberg mean by  entertained - Breaker Morant 00:23 Vanderberg mean by entertained When he left Fort Edward - Breaker Morant 02:17 When he left Fort Edward Needless to say - Breaker Morant 00:36 Needless to say A very indescreet gentleman - Breaker Morant 01:26 A very indescreet gentleman A man venerated throughout the world - Breaker Morant 02:08 A man venerated throughout the world Did you write that - Breaker Morant 00:28 Did you write that Live every day as if it were going to be your last - Breaker Morant 00:24 Live every day as if it were going to be your last

Cast

Harry 'Breaker' Morant - Edward Woodward
Major J.F. Thomas - Jack Thompson
Cpt. Alfred Taylor - John Waters
Lt. Peter Handcock - Bryan Brown
Lt. Col. Denny - Charles 'Bud' Tingwell