Bruce Beresford

Bruce Beresford

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Born: August 16, 1940
Awards: 10 wins, 47 nominations

Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The…

Biography

Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The Golden West (Puccini), staged for the Spoleto Festival in Charleston and Spoleto (Italy) and Elektra (Strauss), which was staged for the State Opera Company of South Australia and performed in Adelaide and Melbourne. It won the Award for Best Opera Production of 1991. Immediately prior to starting production on PARADISE ROAD, Beresford directed SWEENEY TODD for the Portland Opera in Oregon.

Director

The Travellers(2025)

Ladies in Black(2018)

Flint(2017)

Roots(2016)

Mr. Church(2016)

Writer

The Travellers(2025)

Ladies in Black(2018)

Paradise Road(1997)

Curse of the Starving Class(1994)

Aria(1987)

Actor

The Fringe Dwellers(1986)as Sticky Beak in town

Puberty Blues(1981)as Beach Lifeguard

Don's Party(1976)as Bottle Shop Attendant

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own(1974)as Foureyes Fenton

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie(1972)as Man In Pub

Producer

Barracuda(2017)

Canvas(2006)

Curse of the Starving Class(1994)

A Good Man in Africa(1994)

Cinematographer

The Cinema of Raymond Fark(1970)

Magritte: The False Mirror(1970)

Barbara Hepworth at the Tate(1968)

The Adventures of X(1967)

The Hunter(1959)

Editor

The Cinema of Raymond Fark(1970)

Arts of Village India(1970)

Extravaganza(1968)

The Adventures of X(1967)

Additional Crew

The Adventures of Bazza in Chunderland: The Making of 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie'(2007)

Thanks

The Prisoners Dilemma(2012)

The Telegram Man(2011)

Possession(s)(2009)

Cedar Boys(2009)

The Adventures of Bazza in Chunderland: The Making of 'The Adventures of Barry McKenzie'(2007)

Self

15th AACTA Awards(2026)as Self

Everyday Life, Well Observed: Bruce Beresford on 'Crimes of the Heart'(2023)as Self

Money Movers: Roundtable Discussion(2022)as Self - Director

Australian Story(1996)as Self, Self - Director, Mao's Last Dancer

Horton Foote: The Road to Home(2020)as Self

Archive Footage

Film Önü / Arkasi(2019)as Self

Barry Humphries Gives Us the Good Oil(2003)as Self

Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self

Known for

Driving Miss Daisy1989 · Director Breaker Morant1980 · Director The Fringe Dwellers1986 · Director Mr. Church2016 · Director

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Dan Aykroyd, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Beresford, and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)

Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Beresford, and Peter Birch in Aria (1987)

Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)

Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)

Bruce Beresford in Aria (1987)

Credit Score: Bruce Beresford

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198519861987

The Fringe Dwellers

Sticky Beak in town

Wed Oct 01 1986

#	Name	Score	Year	Win	Nom	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	The Fringe Dwellers	2.50	1986			•	6.6	0	0	489