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Bruce Beresford

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor | * 08/16/1940 (83) | Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
Bruce Beresford (born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989), which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distanc ...

Breaker Morant

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1980 | 3.6/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, History, War
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The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew in 25 years a strong friendship between the two ve ...

Driving Miss Daisy

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1989 | 3.6/5 | 1h 39min
Drama
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A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years. ...

Mr. Church

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2016 | 3.7/5 | 1h 44min
Drama
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The story of an Aboriginal family's attempts to forge a new life for themselves within the segregated society. At the urging of headstrong teenager Trilby, the Comeaways relocate from their family cam ...

The Fringe Dwellers

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1986 | 2.8/5 | 1h 38min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Bruce Beresford

National Board of Review Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Bruce Beresford as Actor(7)

as Narrator2019 At the Coliseum Deluxe
as himself2008 Not Quite Hollywood
as himself2007 The Sounds of Aus
as Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'2003 Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
as Self - Director2003 Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
as himself1988 The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
as Shop Attendant1976 Don's Party

Movies with Bruce Beresford as Crew(52)

Directing/Director2018 Ladies in Black
Writing/Screenplay2018 Ladies in Black
Production/Executive Producer2017 Barracuda
Directing/Director2017 Flint
Directing/Director2016 Mr. Church
Production/Executive Producer2015 Surprise
Crew/Creative Consultant2011 The Telegram Man
Directing/Director2011 Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Directing/Director2009 Mao's Last Dancer
Directing/Director2006 The Contract
Directing/Director2006 Orpheus
Production/Co-Executive Producer2006 Canvas
Directing/Director2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Directing/Director2002 Evelyn
Directing/Director2001 Bride of the Wind
Directing/Director1999 Double Jeopardy
Directing/Director1999 Sydney: A Story of a City
Directing/Director1997 Paradise Road
Writing/Writer1997 Paradise Road
Directing/Director1996 Last Dance
Directing/Director1994 Silent Fall
Directing/Director1994 A Good Man in Africa
Production/Producer1994 A Good Man in Africa
Production/Executive Producer1994 Curse of the Starving Class
Writing/Screenplay1994 Curse of the Starving Class
Directing/Director1992 Rich in Love
Directing/Director1991 Black Robe
Directing/Director1990 Mister Johnson
Directing/Director1989 Driving Miss Daisy
Directing/Director1989 Her Alibi
Directing/Director1987 Aria
Writing/Writer1987 Aria
Directing/Director1986 Crimes of the Heart
Directing/Director1986 The Fringe Dwellers
Writing/Screenplay1986 The Fringe Dwellers
Directing/Director1985 King David
Directing/Director1983 Tender Mercies
Directing/Director1981 Puberty Blues
Directing/Director1980 The Club
Directing/Director1980 Breaker Morant
Writing/Screenplay1980 Breaker Morant
Directing/Director1978 Money Movers
Writing/Writer1978 Money Movers
Directing/Director1977 The Getting of Wisdom
Directing/Director1976 Don's Party
Directing/Director1975 Side by Side
Directing/Director1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Writing/Writer1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Directing/Director1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Writing/Writer1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Crew/Cinematography1970 Magritte: The False Mirror
Directing/Director1965 King-Size Woman

TV Shows/Series with Bruce Beresford as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2016 Roots
Directing/Director2013 Bonnie & Clyde

Full Name: Bruce Beresford
Citizenship: Australia
Born: Friday, 08/16 1940 (August) in Sydney, New South Wales (Australia) (current age: 83 years + 247 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Sydney
Spouses (current/former): Virginia Duigan
Other names for Bruce Beresford (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Брюс Бересфорд"
"Брюс Бирсфорд"
Bruce Beresford frequently works together with these people:
Peter James (13x, Crew)
William M. Anderson (10x, Crew)
Donald McAlpine (10x, Crew)
Herbert Pinter (7x, Crew)
Barry Humphries (7x, Actor)
Jack Thompson (6x, Actor)
Alfred Uhry (6x, Crew)
Mark Warner (6x, Crew)
David Copping (5x, Crew)
Alison Barrett (5x, Crew)
Georges Delerue (5x, Crew)
Alison McDonald (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9262, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/18/2024