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...Verdict is not, however, a particularly provocative ethical drama in the tradition of Breaker Morant. The decision before the court is presented throughout the film unequivocally in Galvin's favor. Unlike Breaker Morant, there actually is a right decision and it is only a question of whether the court will make it. The court's decision is microscoped into the judgment of the fate of one man instead of being telescoped to encompass a much greater fate...
...paramour, Man of the Cloth Ralph de Bricassart. Jean Simmons, 53, has the role of her mother Fee, and Barbara Stanwyck, 74, is cast as her Aunt Mary Carson. Only one major part, that of Meggie's husband Luke, is being played by an Australian, Bryan Brown (Breaker Morant). Brown may have his Down Under accent down pat, but the rest will have to fake it. Rachel, who was raised on an Oxfordshire farm, hopes a mid-Atlantic cadence will carry her through. Besides, says she, "Americans can't tell the difference between Australian and English accents anyway...
Similar to movies like Breaker Morant and Gallipoli. "The Freedom of the City" portrays the sacrifice of three people to society--the English society. The plot presents the events leading up to the death of three Irish people in 1970, and the tribunal which attempted to determine if the three were murdered by the police or justly executed for initiating the violence...
...pressed to vote for their favorite films, the first couple would probably bring up the British production Chariots of Fire and the Australian movie Breaker Morant before any of the Hollywood flicks they were able to see in private screenings at the White House and Camp David...
...Breaker Morant--Sunday at 1, 4:20 and 7:45 p.m.; with Pathe of Glory...