Gallipoli
- PG
- 1981
- 110 min
- adventure, drama, history
In the midst of World War I, two young Australian sprinters, Frank and Archy, join the army and are sent to fight in the disastrous Gallipoli campaign.
Director: Peter Weir
Writer: David Williamson
Stars: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingu
Peter Weir's devastating anti-war film features a low-key but emotionally wrenching performance from Mel Gibson as a young soldier fighting in one of World War I's most deadly and horrifying battles.
Director
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Peter Weir
Peter Weir is a retired Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Sydney on June 21, 1944, he became a key figure in the Australian New Wave film movement with critically...
Main Cast
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Mel Gibson
as Frank Dunne
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Mark Lee
as Archy Hamilton
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Bill Kerr
as Jack
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Harold Hopkins
as Les McCann
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Charles Lathalu Yunipingu
as Zac
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Heath Harris
as Stockman
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Ron Graham
as Wallace Hamilton
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Gerda Nicolson
as Rose Hamilton
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Robert Grubb
as Billy
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Tim McKenzie
as Barney
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David Argue
as Snowy
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Brian Anderson
as Railway Foreman
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Reg Evans
as Athletics Official 1
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Jack Giddings
as Athletics Official 2
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Dane Peterson
as Announcer
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Paul Linkson
as Recruiting Officer
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Jenny Lovell
as Waitress
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Steve Dodd
as Billy Snakeskin
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Harold Baigent
as Camel Driver
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Robyn Galwey
as Mary
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Don Quin
as Lionel
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Phyllis Burford
as Laura
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Marjorie Irving
as Gran
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Content
Source: based on the novel by Ernest Raymond
Genres: adventure, drama, history, war
Tagline: From a place you never heard of...a story you'll never forget.
Categories: anzac, gallipoli campaign, world war one, british empire, anti war, 1910s, turkey, egypt, ottoman empire, gunfire, runner
Certificate: PG
Production
Producer: Patricia Lovell, Robert Stigwood
Casting: Alison Barrett
Associate Producer: Martin Cooper, Ben Gannon
Executive Producer: Francis O'Brien
Editing
Editor: William M. Anderson
Sound
Original Music Composer: Jean-Michel Jarre
Dialogue Editor: Helen Brown
Boom Operator: Joe Spinelli
Sound Effects Editor: Peter Burgess
Camera
Director of Photography: Russell Boyd
Art
Art Direction: Herbert Pinter
Details
Country: Australia
Language: English, French, Arabic
Production: R & R Films, Australian Film Commission
Technical Specs
Runtime: 110 min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Sound Mix: Mono