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.
Known For
Double Jeopardy
(1999)
Director
The Contract
(2006)
Director
Driving Miss Daisy
(1989)
Director
King David
(1985)
Director
Paradise Road
(1997)
Director
Breaker Morant
(1980)
Director
Silent Fall
(1994)
Director
Black Robe
(1991)
Director
Mr. Church
(2016)
Director
Her Alibi
(1989)
Director
Aria
(1987)
Director
Last Dance
(1996)
Director
Ladies in Black
(2018)
Director
Evelyn
(2002)
Director
Tender Mercies
(1983)
Director
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
(2003)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
King-Size Woman
(1965)
Director
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
(1969)
Director
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
(1972)
Director
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
(1974)
Director
Side by Side
(1975)
Director
Don's Party
(1976)
Director
The Getting of Wisdom
(1977)
Director
Money Movers
(1978)
Director
Breaker Morant
(1980)
Director
The Club
(1980)
Director
Puberty Blues
(1981)
Director
Tender Mercies
(1983)
Director
King David
(1985)
Director
The Fringe Dwellers
(1986)
Director
Crimes of the Heart
(1986)
Director
Aria
(1987)
Director
Driving Miss Daisy
(1989)
Director
Her Alibi
(1989)
Director
Mister Johnson
(1990)
Director
Black Robe
(1991)
Director
Rich in Love
(1992)
Director
A Good Man in Africa
(1994)
Director
Silent Fall
(1994)
Director
Last Dance
(1996)
Director
Paradise Road
(1997)
Director
Double Jeopardy
(1999)
Director
Sydney: A Story of a City
(1999)
Director
Bride of the Wind
(2001)
Director
Evelyn
(2002)
Director
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
(2003)
Director
The Contract
(2006)
Director
Orpheus
(2006)
Director
Mao's Last Dancer
(2009)
Director
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
(2011)
Director
Mr. Church
(2016)
Director
Flint
(2017)
Director
Ladies in Black
(2018)
Director
Acting
Don's Party
(1976)
Shop Attendant
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
(1988)
Self
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
(2003)
Self - Director
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
(2003)
Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
(2006)
Self
The Sounds of Aus
(2007)
Self
Not Quite Hollywood
(2008)
Self
At the Coliseum Deluxe
(2019)
Narrator
Crew
Writing
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
(1972)
Writer
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
(1974)
Writer
Money Movers
(1978)
Writer
Breaker Morant
(1980)
Screenplay
The Fringe Dwellers
(1986)
Screenplay
Aria
(1987)
Writer
Curse of the Starving Class
(1994)
Screenplay
Paradise Road
(1997)
Writer
Ladies in Black
(2018)
Screenplay
Production