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Bruce Beresford

Australian film director · Australia · On the map · Directors · Born 1940 · age 86

Bruce Beresford 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.

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A life in dates

2025The TravellersFilm, Director, Writer2017BarracudaFilm, Producer2016RootsSeries, Director2013Bonnie & ClydeSeries, Director2011Peace, Love & MisunderstandingFilm, Director2008Not Quite HollywoodFilm2003And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfFilm, Director1999Double JeopardyFilm, Director1996Last DanceFilm, Director1992Rich in LoveFilm, Director1989Driving Miss DaisyFilm, Director1985King DavidFilm, Director1981Six Fifty-Five SpecialSeriesPuberty BluesFilm, 1981Director1978Money MoversFilm, Director, Writer1975Side by SideFilm, Director1972The Adventures of Barry McKenzieFilm, Director, Writer1940Born16 August 1940

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Known for

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  • Mr. Church 2016
  • Driving Miss Daisy 1989
  • Breaker Morant 1980
  • Not Quite Hollywood 2008
  • Tender Mercies 1983

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Filmography 40

73 credits on file

Television 3

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

National Board of Review Award for Best Film

About this person

He is a two-time Academy Award nominee, and a four-time AACTA/AFI Awards winner out of 10 total nominations

Country
Australia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1940 · age 86

In the same film or series as Bruce

J. T. WalshAlso in Silent Fall (1994)Allison TolmanAlso in Barracuda (2017)