Really excellent Australian film. Strong source material - it was a book and a play, with a guaranteed strong ending - has its perfect director in Bruce Beresford, who probably did the fastest paced Australian films of this time. He keeps the action spanking along, livening up a courtroom drama with flashbacks and a Boer attack.
Very strong acting - Bryan Brown in a role Jack Thompson would have played, Jack Thompson in a role Edward Woodward would have played, Edward Woodward probably just okay as Breaker when someone like say Michael Caine or Sean Connery would have made it sing, but I he's who they could get.
Great movie.
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