Bruce Beresford (b. 1940)

Alias:
Брюс Бересфорд
Брюс Бирсфорд

Birthplace:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Born:
August 16, 1940

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.

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Cinematography:
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror

Co-Executive Producer:
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror
2006  Canvas

Creative Consultant:
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror
2006  Canvas
2011  The Telegram Man

Director:
1965  King-Size Woman
1969  Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror
1972  The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1974  Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1975  Side by Side
1976  Don's Party
1977  The Getting of Wisdom
1978  Money Movers
1980  Breaker Morant
1980  The Club
1981  Puberty Blues
1983  Tender Mercies
1985  King David
1986  Crimes of the Heart
1986  The Fringe Dwellers
1987  Aria
1989  Driving Miss Daisy
1989  Her Alibi
1991  Black Robe
1991  Mister Johnson
1992  Rich in Love
1994  A Good Man in Africa
1994  Silent Fall
1996  Last Dance
1997  Paradise Road
1999  Double Jeopardy
1999  Sydney: A Story of a City
2001  Bride of the Wind
2002  Evelyn
2003  And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2006  Canvas
2006  Orpheus
2006  The Contract
2009  Mao’s Last Dancer
2011  Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011  The Telegram Man
2016  Mr. Church
2017  Flint
2018  Ladies in Black
????  Clear Lake
????  Overture
????  The Place I Belong

Executive Producer:
1965  King-Size Woman
1969  Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror
1972  The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1974  Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1975  Side by Side
1976  Don's Party
1977  The Getting of Wisdom
1978  Money Movers
1980  Breaker Morant
1980  The Club
1981  Puberty Blues
1983  Tender Mercies
1985  King David
1986  Crimes of the Heart
1986  The Fringe Dwellers
1987  Aria
1989  Driving Miss Daisy
1989  Her Alibi
1991  Black Robe
1991  Mister Johnson
1992  Rich in Love
1994  A Good Man in Africa
1994  Curse of the Starving Class
1994  Silent Fall
1996  Last Dance
1997  Paradise Road
1999  Double Jeopardy
1999  Sydney: A Story of a City
2001  Bride of the Wind
2002  Evelyn
2003  And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2006  Canvas
2006  Orpheus
2006  The Contract
2009  Mao’s Last Dancer
2011  Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011  The Telegram Man
2015  Surprise
2016  Mr. Church
2017  Barracuda
2017  Flint
2018  Ladies in Black
????  Clear Lake
????  Overture
????  The Place I Belong

Producer:
1965  King-Size Woman
1969  Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror
1972  The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1974  Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1975  Side by Side
1976  Don's Party
1977  The Getting of Wisdom
1978  Money Movers
1980  Breaker Morant
1980  The Club
1981  Puberty Blues
1983  Tender Mercies
1985  King David
1986  Crimes of the Heart
1986  The Fringe Dwellers
1987  Aria
1989  Driving Miss Daisy
1989  Her Alibi
1991  Black Robe
1991  Mister Johnson
1992  Rich in Love
1994  A Good Man in Africa
1994  Curse of the Starving Class
1994  Silent Fall
1996  Last Dance
1997  Paradise Road
1999  Double Jeopardy
1999  Sydney: A Story of a City
2001  Bride of the Wind
2002  Evelyn
2003  And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2006  Canvas
2006  Orpheus
2006  The Contract
2009  Mao’s Last Dancer
2011  Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011  The Telegram Man
2015  Surprise
2016  Mr. Church
2017  Barracuda
2017  Flint
2018  Ladies in Black
????  Clear Lake
????  Overture
????  The Place I Belong

Screenplay:
1965  King-Size Woman
1969  Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror
1972  The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1974  Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1975  Side by Side
1976  Don's Party
1977  The Getting of Wisdom
1978  Money Movers
1980  Breaker Morant
1980  The Club
1981  Puberty Blues
1983  Tender Mercies
1985  King David
1986  Crimes of the Heart
1986  The Fringe Dwellers
1987  Aria
1989  Driving Miss Daisy
1989  Her Alibi
1991  Black Robe
1991  Mister Johnson
1992  Rich in Love
1994  A Good Man in Africa
1994  Curse of the Starving Class
1994  Silent Fall
1996  Last Dance
1997  Paradise Road
1999  Double Jeopardy
1999  Sydney: A Story of a City
2001  Bride of the Wind
2002  Evelyn
2003  And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2006  Canvas
2006  Orpheus
2006  The Contract
2009  Mao’s Last Dancer
2011  Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011  The Telegram Man
2015  Surprise
2016  Mr. Church
2017  Barracuda
2017  Flint
2018  Ladies in Black
????  Clear Lake
????  Overture
????  The Place I Belong

Writer:
1965  King-Size Woman
1969  Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1970  Magritte: The False Mirror
1972  The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1974  Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1975  Side by Side
1976  Don's Party
1977  The Getting of Wisdom
1978  Money Movers
1980  Breaker Morant
1980  The Club
1981  Puberty Blues
1983  Tender Mercies
1985  King David
1986  Crimes of the Heart
1986  The Fringe Dwellers
1987  Aria
1989  Driving Miss Daisy
1989  Her Alibi
1991  Black Robe
1991  Mister Johnson
1992  Rich in Love
1994  A Good Man in Africa
1994  Curse of the Starving Class
1994  Silent Fall
1996  Last Dance
1997  Paradise Road
1999  Double Jeopardy
1999  Sydney: A Story of a City
2001  Bride of the Wind
2002  Evelyn
2003  And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2006  Canvas
2006  Orpheus
2006  The Contract
2009  Mao’s Last Dancer
2011  Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011  The Telegram Man
2015  Surprise
2016  Mr. Church
2017  Barracuda
2017  Flint
2018  Ladies in Black
????  Clear Lake
????  Overture
????  The Place I Belong

Director:
2013  Bonnie & Clyde
2016  Roots

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