
Bruce Beresford
Known for DirectingBorn 1940-08-16 (age 85)Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bruce Beresford (/ˈbɛrɪsfərd/; born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, opera director, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career during the Australian New Wave, and has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career, both locally and internationally in the United States. He is a two-time Academy Award nominee and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations. Beresford's films include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – which won four Oscars including Best Picture, Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Double Jeopardy (1999), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Breaker Morant and Best Director for Tender Mercies. He won AACTA/AFI Awards – Best Direction (2) for Don's Party (1976) and Breaker Morant, and Best Screenplay (2) for Breaker Morant and The Fringe Dwellers (1986). In addition, four of Beresford's films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or, and four have been nominated for the Golden Bear. He has also been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Directors Guild of America Award, and won a Genie Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Beresford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more
Movies & web series
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Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Movie
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The Telegram Man
2011 · Movie
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Mr. Church
2016 · Movie
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Bonnie & Clyde
2013 · Series
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Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Movie
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Roots
2016 · Series
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Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003 · Movie
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Flint
2017 · Movie
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Breaker Morant
1980 · Movie
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Ladies in Black
2018 · Movie
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Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Movie
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And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Movie
Magritte: The False Mirror
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Magritte: The False Mirror
1970 · Movie
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Mao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Movie
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Tender Mercies
1983 · Movie
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Double Jeopardy
1999 · Movie
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Evelyn
2002 · Movie
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Side by Side
1975 · Movie
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Black Robe
1991 · Movie
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Barracuda
2017 · Movie
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Canvas
2006 · Movie
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Rich in Love
1992 · Movie
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Paradise Road
1997 · Movie
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The Fringe Dwellers
1986 · Movie
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Mister Johnson
1991 · Movie
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Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003 · Movie
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Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Movie
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Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Movie
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Money Movers
1978 · Movie
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The Contract
2006 · Movie
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The Travellers
2025 · Movie
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The Club
1980 · Movie
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Last Dance
1996 · Movie
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King David
1985 · Movie
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Her Alibi
1989 · Movie
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Don's Party
1976 · Movie
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Aria
1987 · Movie
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Silent Fall
1994 · Movie
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The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Movie
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Movie
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Puberty Blues
1981 · Movie
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Movie
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A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Movie
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Curse of the Starving Class
1994 · Movie
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Bride of the Wind
2001 · Movie
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At the Coliseum Deluxe
2019 · Movie
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Surprise
2015 · Movie

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The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008 · Movie