Gallipoli
– As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become fri..
As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, a brutal eight-month conflict which pit the British and their allies against the Ottoman Empire and left over 500,000 men dead.
28 Aug 1981
English
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Peter Weir
David Williamson (screenplay), Peter Weir (story)
Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingu
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the resolute Turkish army.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations.
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