Bruce Beresford

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 28 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Breaker Morant Director

(1980)

Driving Miss Daisy Director

(1989)

Black Robe Director

(1991)

The Fringe Dwellers Director

(1986)

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Director (53 credits)

2018 Ladies in Black

2017 Flint (TV Movie)

2016 Roots (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

- Part 4 (2016)

2016 Mr. Church (directed by)

2013 Bonnie & Clyde (TV Mini-Series) (2 episodes)

- Part 2 (2013)

- Part 1 (2013)

2011 H.H. Dalai Lama: Essence of Mahayana Buddhism (Video documentary)

2011 Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2009 Mao's Last Dancer

2006 Orpheus (TV Movie)

2006 The Contract

2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (TV Movie)

2002 Evelyn

2001 Bride of the Wind

1999 Double Jeopardy

1999 Sydney: A Story of a City (Short)

1997 Paradise Road

1996 Last Dance

1994 Silent Fall

1994 A Good Man in Africa

1992 Rich in Love

1991 Black Robe

1990 Mister Johnson

1989 Driving Miss Daisy

1989 Her Alibi

1987 Aria (segment "Die tote Stadt")

1986 Crimes of the Heart

1986 The Fringe Dwellers

1985 King David

1983 Tender Mercies

1981 Puberty Blues

1980 The Club

1980 Breaker Morant

1978 Blue Fin (additional footage, uncredited)

1978 Money Movers

1977 The Getting of Wisdom

1976 Don's Party

1975 Side by Side

1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1973 Monster or Miracle? Sydney Opera House (TV Movie)

1973 Poor Fella Me (TV Movie)

1973 The Wreck of the Batavia (TV Movie)

1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

1970 Arts of Village India (Short)

1970 The Cinema of Raymond Fark (Short)

1968 Barbara Hepworth at the Tate (Short)

1968 Extravaganza (Short)

1968 Lichtenstein in London (Short)

1966 Film for Guitar (Short)

1965 King-size Woman (Short)

1963 Clement Meadmore (Short)

1963 It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain (Short)

1962 The Devil to Pay (Short)

1959 The Hunter (Short)

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Producer (14 credits)

2017 Barracuda (executive producer)

2015/II Surprise (Short) (executive producer)

2006 Canvas (co-executive producer)

1994 Curse of the Starving Class (executive producer)

1994 A Good Man in Africa (producer)

1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (producer)

1970 Magritte: The False Mirror (Short) (producer)

1970 Paradigm (Short) (producer)

1967 You're Human Like the Rest of Them (Short) (producer)

1966 Film for Guitar (Short) (producer)

1965 King-size Woman (Short) (producer)

1963 Clement Meadmore (Short) (producer)

1962 The Devil to Pay (Short) (producer)

1959 The Hunter (Short) (producer)

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Writer (10 credits)

2018 Ladies in Black (screenplay)

1997 Paradise Road (written by)

1994 Curse of the Starving Class (screenplay)

1987 Aria (segment "Die tote Stadt")

1986 The Fringe Dwellers

1980 Breaker Morant (screenplay by)

1978 Money Movers (screenplay)

1975 Side by Side

1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (written in collaboration with)

1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

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Editor (10 credits)

1970 Arts of Village India (Short)

1970 Paradigm (Short)

1970 The Cinema of Raymond Fark (Short)

1968 Extravaganza (Short)

1967 You're Human Like the Rest of Them (Short)

1966 Film for Guitar (Short)

1965 King-size Woman (Short)

1963 Clement Meadmore (Short)

1963 It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain (Short)

1962 The Devil to Pay (Short)

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Actor (5 credits)

1986 The Fringe Dwellers
Sticky Beak in town (uncredited)

1981 Puberty Blues
Beach Lifeguard (uncredited)

1976 Don's Party
Shop Attendant (uncredited)

1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Foureyes Fenton (voice, uncredited)

1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Man In Pub (uncredited)

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Cinematographer (4 credits)

1970 Magritte: The False Mirror (Short)

1970 The Cinema of Raymond Fark (Short)

1968 Barbara Hepworth at the Tate (Short)

1959 The Hunter (Short)

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Thanks (11 credits)

2012 The Prisoners Dilemma (Short) (special thanks)

2011 The Telegram Man (Short) (special thanks)

2009 Possession(s) (special thanks)

2009 Cedar Boys (special thanks)

2003 Barry Humphries Gives Us the Good Oil (Video) (thanks)

2003 Meet the Team (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2003 Evelyn: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2003 Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star (Video documentary short) (very special thanks)

2003 Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen (Video documentary short) (very special thanks)

2001 Imagining 'Total Recall' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2000 The Making of 'Double Jeopardy' (Video documentary short) (thanks)

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Self (36 credits)

2019 Conversation Hollywood (TV Series) (pre-production)
Himself

- Bruce Beresford (2019) ... Himself

Untitled Bruce Beresford Documentary (Documentary) (filming)
Himself

2017 Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible (Documentary)
Himself

2017 David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (Documentary)
Himself

2015 Setting a Moral Compass: Bruce Beresford Interview (Video documentary short)
Himself - Director of the film 'Breaker Morant'

2012 Australian Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Leap of Faith (2012) ... Himself

2010 Gala clausura del Festival de Cine de Valladolid 2010 (TV Movie)
Himself

2010 In the Tracks of Georges Delerue (Documentary)
Himself - Director

2009 Into the Shadows (Documentary)
Himself

2009 Whatever Happened to That Guy? (TV Series)
Himself

- A Dog Ate My USB Key (2009) ... Himself

2009 Rove Live (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #10.3 (2009) ... Himself

2006-2009 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Adults Only 20 to 01: World's Most Daring Movies (2009) ... Himself

- Great Aussie Movies (2006) ... Himself

2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (Documentary)
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2008 The Man Inside Dame Edna (TV Movie documentary)
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2007 The Sounds of Aus (TV Movie documentary)
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2007 Mornings with Kerri-Anne (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 31 July 2007 (2007) ... Himself - Guest

2007 Inside the Contract (Video short)
Himself

2007 The Adventures of Bazza in Chunderland: The Making of 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie' (Video documentary)
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2006 The Chaser's War on Everything (TV Series)
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- Episode #1.28 (2006) ... Himself

2006 Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom' (Video documentary)
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2005 Crashing the Party: The Making of 'Don's Party' (Video documentary)
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2004 Count Your Toes: The Making of 'Money Movers' (Video documentary short)
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2003 Meet the Team (Video documentary short)
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2003 The 11th Annual Movieguide Awards (TV Special)
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2003 Evelyn: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short)
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2003 Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star (Video documentary short)
Himself - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'

2003 Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen (Video documentary short)
Himself - Director

2002 Miracles & Mercies (Video documentary short)
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2000 The Making of 'Double Jeopardy' (Video documentary short)
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1995 The Celluloid Heroes (TV Movie)
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1992 The Late Show (TV Series)
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- Episode #1.11 (1992) ... Himself

1988 The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (TV Movie documentary)
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1983 Australian Movies to the World (TV Movie)
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1980 Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (TV Movie documentary)
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1974 Behind the Scenes Footage from Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (Short)
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1970 Review (TV Series documentary)
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- Review Film Competition (1970) ... Himself

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2003 Barry Humphries Gives Us the Good Oil (Video)
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Personal Quote:

I read the novel of Mister Johnson (1990) when I was quite young, and it struck me then that it was a great story. And when [producer] Michael Fitzgerald got in touch with me to tell me about this project, I was immediately very interested - especially as I'd lived in Nigeria for a while when I was younger. I was 24 when I first went there. I was the only white man in an African film unit. It was... See more »

Trivia:

His favorite films according to the 'Sight and Sound' Top Ten poll: Chimes at Midnight (1965), The Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), Apur Sansar (1959)), Ludwig (1973), The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), My Darling Clementine (1946), Fanny and Alexander (1982), The Rules of the Game (1939), Odd Man Out (1947), La Strada (1954) and Black Hawk Down (2001). See more »