Breaker Morant: Play Into Movie
Ross's play, Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts, which was first performed in 1978, was such a commercial and artistic success, that work started immediately to convert the script of the play into a screenplay.
Ross worked on the film as an advisor to the scriptwiters, and the film was entirely based on Ross's play.
The film was a top performer at the 1980 Australian Film Institute awards, with ten wins. It was also nominated for the 1980 Academy Award for the Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium).
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