Bruce Beresford
Born
1940-08-16
Place of birth
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 (1986), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – which won four Oscars including Best Picture, Black Robe (1991), ...
Known for
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Don's Party
Shop Attendant
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Foureyes Fenton (voice) (uncredited)
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
Self - Director
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
At the Coliseum Deluxe
Narrator
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Self
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
Self
The Sounds of Aus
Self
The Man Inside Dame Edna
Self
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self