Bruce Beresford
Directing
Born: 1940-08-16 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
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 (
🎬 Movies (30)
The Travellers
2025
Director
At the Coliseum Deluxe
2019
Narrator
Ladies in Black
2018
Director
Barracuda
2017
Executive Producer
Flint
2017
Director
Mr. Church
2016
Director
Surprise
2015
Executive Producer
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
Director
The Telegram Man
2011
Creative Consultant
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
Director
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
Self
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008
Self
The Sounds of Aus
2007
Self
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
2006
Self
The Contract
2006
Director
Orpheus
2006
Director
Canvas
2006
Co-Executive Producer
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003
Self - Director
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003
Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
Director
Evelyn
2002
Director
Bride of the Wind
2001
Director
Double Jeopardy
1999
Director
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999
Director
Paradise Road
1997
Director
Last Dance
1996
Director
A Good Man in Africa
1994
Director
Silent Fall
1994
Director
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
Executive Producer
Rich in Love
1992
Director
