Bruce Beresford
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday16 August 1940 (86 years old)
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known credits59
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), …
The Travellers
2025 · Director
The Travellers
2025 · Writer
At the Coliseum Deluxe
2019 · Narrator
Ladies in Black
2018 · Director
Ladies in Black
2018 · Screenplay
Flint
2017 · Director
Barracuda
2017 · Executive Producer
Mr. Church
2016 · Director
Roots
2016 · Director
Surprise
2015 · Executive Producer
Bonnie & Clyde
2013 · Director
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Director
The Telegram Man
2011 · Creative Consultant
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Director
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008 · Self
The Sounds of Aus
2007 · Self
Canvas
2006 · Co-Executive Producer
The Contract
2006 · Director
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
2006 · Self
Orpheus
2006 · Director
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Director
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
2003 · Self - Director
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003 · Self - Director: 'Driving Miss Daisy'
Evelyn
2002 · Director
Bride of the Wind
2001 · Director
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Director
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Director
Paradise Road
1997 · Director
Paradise Road
1997 · Writer
Last Dance
1996 · Director
Silent Fall
1994 · Director
Curse of the Starving Class
1994 · Executive Producer
Curse of the Starving Class
1994 · Screenplay
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Director
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Producer
Rich in Love
1992 · Director
Black Robe
1991 · Director
Mister Johnson
1991 · Director
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Director
Her Alibi
1989 · Director
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
1988 · Self
Aria
1987 · Writer
Aria
1987 · Director
Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Director
The Fringe Dwellers
1986 · Director
The Fringe Dwellers
1986 · Screenplay
King David
1985 · Director
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