- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 16, 1940
- Place of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bruce Beresford
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 including Best Picture, Black Robe (1991), Silent Fall (1994), Double Jeopardy (1999), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Ladies in Black (2018). He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Breaker Morant and Best Director for Tender Mercies. He won AACTA/AFI Awards – Best Direction (2) for Don's Party (1976) and Breaker M…
Filmography
movieThe Travellers
2025 · Director, Writer
movieAt the Coliseum Deluxe
2019 · Narrator
movieLadies in Black
2018 · Director, Screenplay
movieFlint
2017 · Director
movieBarracuda
2017 · Executive Producer
movieMr. Church
2016 · Director
tvRoots
2016 · Director
movieSurprise
2015 · Executive Producer
tvBonnie & Clyde
2013 · Director
moviePeace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Director
movieThe Telegram Man
2011 · Creative Consultant
movieMao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Director
movieNot Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
movieThe Man Inside Dame Edna
2008 · Self
movieThe Sounds of Aus
2007 · Self
movieCanvas
2006 · Co-Executive Producer
movieThe Contract
2006 · Director
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
movieTelling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
2006 · Self
Orpheus
movieOrpheus
2006 · Director
movieAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Director
movieMiss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003 · Self - Director
movieJessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003 · Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
movieEvelyn
2002 · Director
movieBride of the Wind
2001 · Director
movieDouble Jeopardy
1999 · Director
movieSydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Director
movieParadise Road
1997 · Director, Writer
movieLast Dance
1996 · Director
movieSilent Fall
1994 · Director
movieCurse of the Starving Class
1994 · Executive Producer, Screenplay
movieA Good Man in Africa
1994 · Director, Producer
movieRich in Love
1992 · Director
movieBlack Robe
1991 · Director
movieMister Johnson
1991 · Director
movieDriving Miss Daisy
1989 · Director
movieHer Alibi
1989 · Director
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
movieThe World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988 · Self
movieAria
1987 · Writer, Director
movieCrimes of the Heart
1986 · Director
movieThe Fringe Dwellers
1986 · Director, Screenplay
movieKing David
1985 · Director
movieTender Mercies
1983 · Director
moviePuberty Blues
1981 · Director
tvSix Fifty-Five Special
1981 · Self
movieThe Club
1980 · Director
movieBreaker Morant
1980 · Screenplay, Director
movieMoney Movers
1978 · Writer, Director
movieThe Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Director
movieDon's Party
1976 · Shop Attendant, Director
movieSide by Side
1975 · Director
movieBarry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972 · Director, Writer
Magritte: The False Mirror
movieMagritte: The False Mirror
1970 · Cinematography
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
movieBarbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Director
Film For Guitar
movieFilm For Guitar
1966 · Director
movieKing-Size Woman
1965 · Director
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
movieIt Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Director
The Place I Belong
movieThe Place I Belong
— · Director
Clear Lake
movieClear Lake
— · Director