Edward Woodward

  • Robin Hardy – The Wicker Man (Director’s Cut) (1973)

    1971-1980CultHorrorRobin HardyUnited Kingdom
    The Wicker Man (1973)
    The Wicker Man (1973)

    A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.Read More »

  • Bruce Beresford – ‘Breaker’ Morant AKA Breaker Morant (1980)

    1971-1980AustraliaBruce BeresfordDramaWar

    At the turn of the twentieth century, three Australian army lieutenants are court-martialed for alleged war crimes committed while fighting in South Africa. With no time to prepare, an Australian major, appointed as defense attorney, must prove that they were just following orders and are being made into political pawns by the British imperial command. Director Bruce Beresford garnered international acclaim for this riveting drama set during a dark period in his country’s colonial history, and featuring passionate performances by Edward Woodward, Bryan Brown, and Jack Thompson; rugged cinematography by Donald McAlpine; and an Oscar-nominated script, based on true events.Read More »

  • Lindsey C. Vickers – The Appointment (1981)

    1981-1990CultHorrorLindsey C. VickersUnited Kingdom

    An evil and enigmatic entity throws a family into turmoil in Lindsey C. Vickers’ much sought-after cult horror.

    Unable to attend his daughter’s violin recital, suburban father Ian – played by Edward Woodward (The Wicker Man) – is haunted by a series of prophetic nightmares that seem to foresee a looming tragedy. Are dark forces gathering to be unleashed upon him?Read More »

  • Bruce Beresford – Mister Johnson (1990)

    1981-1990Bruce BeresfordDramaUSA

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    A decade after he broke through with Breaker Morant, Australian director Bruce Beresford made another acclaimed film about the effects of colonialism on the individual. In a performance that earned him the Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear for best actor, Maynard Eziashi plays the title character, a Nigerian villager eager to work as a civil servant for the British authorities, including a sympathetic district officer (Pierce Brosnan), in the hope that it will benefit him in the future. Instead, his ambition leads to his tragic downfall. Mister Johnson, based on the 1939 novel by Joyce Cary, is a graceful, heartfelt drama about the limits of idealism, affectingly acted and handsomely shot.Read More »

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