The Breaker (1974) Online

Credited cast:
	Don Davis	-	Himself - Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Dora Graham	-	Herself
	Patrick Picton	-	Himself - Interviewee

This documentary about Harry Morant has been unavailable for many many years but has now been released on DVD in Australia in 2010 on the two-disc set Premium Edition of 'Breaker' Morant (1980).

This film won the Best Documentary Award at the 1975 Sydney Film Festival.

Frank Shields made this film in three different countries: Rhodesia, Australia and England. It was researched in Australia, written and mostly filmed in Rhodesia whilst the post-production was done in London.

This film was made for only $7000 [Australian].

This film was made and released about six to seven years before the famous multi-award winning dramatic feature film on the same subject, 'Breaker' Morant (1980).

Director Frank Shields did not know how to work a film camera when he first made this film.

Debut film made by writer-director=producer Frank Shields.

Frank Shields performed a number of different duties on this film. Shields acted as writer, researcher, producer and director.

Cameramen and horse-wranglers were paid with cartons of beer for work on this film.

A book relating to this film, "In Search of Breaker Morant: Balladist and Bushveldt Carbineer" by Margaret Carnegie and Frank Shields, was published in 1979.

This documentary is included on later Reel Australia DVD editions of Bruce Beresford's 'Breaker' Morant (1980) and includes a postscript by director Frank Shields entitled "The Myth Exploded" (aka "The Myth Exposed").

This documentary is included on later Reel Australia DVD editions of Bruce Beresford's 'Breaker' Morant (1980) and includes a postscript by director Frank Shields entitled "The Myth Exploded" (aka "The Myth Exposed").