---
name: "Brian Hannant"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-hannant"
fi1m_id: "brian-hannant"
imdb_id: "nm0360352"
tmdb_id: 55992
wikidata_id: "Q2408644"
roles: ["Second unit director"]
born: "13 February 1940"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-17T23:35:05.562258+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brian Hannant

## Identity

Brian Hannant

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brian-hannant
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brian-hannant
- **IMDb ID:** nm0360352
- **TMDB ID:** 55992
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2408644
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hannant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2408644, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360352/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55992

Second unit director. Born 13 February 1940 in Brisbane.

## Details

- **Work:** Second unit director
- **Born:** 13 February 1940, Brisbane
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hannant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2408644, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360352/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55992

## Biography

Brian Hannant is an Australian screenwriter and director. Born in Brisbane in 1940, he worked for many years at Film Australia and contributed to several early feature and anthology projects.

Hannant co-wrote the screenplay for *Mad Max 2* (1981) with George Miller and Terry Hayes; he also served as first assistant director and second unit director on the film. He directed and co-wrote the science-fiction feature *The Time Guardian* (1987). Earlier credits include directing the segment 'Judy' in the anthology *Three to Go* (1971) and the feature *Flashpoint* (1973), as well as numerous documentaries and short films.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, aso.gov.au.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mad Max 2* (1981), Fi1m 88, Second Unit Director, Screenplay, First Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Resistance* (1992), Thanks
- *The Time Guardian* (1987), Director, Writer
- *Mad Max 2* (1981), Screenplay, First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)
- *Flashpoint* (1972), Director
- *Three to Go* (1971), Director, Writer
- *Three to Go: Judy* (1970), Director, Writer
- *What Price Valour?*, Director, Writer

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