Bruce Beresford
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia — Aug 16 1940
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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 inc…
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Bruce Beresford's Credits
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Roots
Directing
Double Jeopardy
Directing
Mr. Church
Directing
Bonnie & Clyde
Directing
Driving Miss Daisy
Directing
Tender Mercies
Directing
The Contract
Directing
Last Dance
Directing
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Directing
Black Robe
Directing
Evelyn
Directing
The Travellers
Directing
King David
Directing
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Mister Johnson
Directing
Paradise Road
Directing
Aria
Writing
Crimes of the Heart
Directing
Her Alibi
Directing
Silent Fall
Directing
Breaker Morant
Writing
Ladies in Black
Directing
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Directing
Puberty Blues
Directing
Flint
Directing
The Club
Directing
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Directing
A Good Man in Africa
Directing
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Self
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited)
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Directing
Money Movers
Writing
Canvas
Production
Don's Party
Shop Attendant
Rich in Love
Directing
Orpheus
Directing
Barracuda
Production
The Man Inside Dame Edna
Self
Curse of the Starving Class
Production
Mao’s Last Dancer
Directing
The Fringe Dwellers
Directing
Side by Side
Directing
Bride of the Wind
Directing
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
Self
The Getting of Wisdom
Directing
Magritte: The False Mirror
Crew
The Telegram Man
Crew
Surprise
Production
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
Directing
Film For Guitar
Directing
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
The Sounds of Aus
Self
Sydney: A Story of a City
Directing
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
Self - Director
King-Size Woman
Directing
Clear Lake
Directing
The Place I Belong
Directing
At the Coliseum Deluxe
Narrator