Gallipoli is an Australian film directed by Peter Weir , released in 1981 .
Synopsis
In May 1915, during the First World War , two Australian friends pledged to fight on the European Front alongside the Allies. They meet in Gallipoli , Turkey , and discover the horrors of war during the Battle of the Dardanelles . Troops, in particular, must deal with a limited and incompetent command which sends them knowingly to death.
Technical sheet
- Title: Gallipoli
- Director: Peter Weir
- Scenario: David Williamson , from a story by Peter Weir
- Photography: Russell Boyd , assisted by John Seale (cameraman)
- Music: Brian May
- Additional Music: Adagio by Albinoni, Oxygen of Jean Michel Jarre , The Pearl Fishers Georges Bizet
- Production: Patricia Lovell
- Production Companies: The Australian Film Commission and R & R Films
- Distribution: Paramount Pictures , Roadshow, CIC
- Budget: AUD 2,600,000
- Original language: English
- Country of origin: Australia
- Format: Colors – 2.35: 1 – Mono
- Genre: war
- Duration: 110 minutes
- Release dates 1 :
- Australia :
- United States :
- France :
Distribution
- Mel Gibson (VF: Joel Martineau ) : Frank Dunne
- Mark Lee : Archie Hamilton
- Bill Hunter : Major Barton
- Bill Kerr : Jack
- David Argue : Snowy
- Harold Hopkins : The McCanns
- Charles Lathalu Yunipingli : Zac
- Heath Harris : Stockman
- Ron Graham : Wallace Hamilton
- Gerda Nicolson : Rose Hamilton
- Robert Grubb : Billy
- Tim McKenzie : Barney
See also
Related Articles
- Battle of the Dardanelles
- Gallipoli Peninsula
- Australian cinema
External links
- (en) Gallipoli [ archive ] on the Internet Movie Database
- Gallipoli [ archive ] on Allociné
Notes and references
- ↑ (en) Release dates [ archive ] on the Internet Movie Database