| Uniform Title |
Gallipoli (Motion picture : 1981) |
| Title |
Gallipoli. |
| Edition |
Commemorative edition. |
| Published |
Australia : Associated R&R Films : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment South Pacific Pty Ltd., ©2015. |
| ©1981. |
| Description |
2 DVD-video (107 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment : 95722SDO. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. |
| Based on a story by Peter Weir. |
| Special features : Interviews with Peter Weir, Mel Gibson, Mark Lee ; Boys of the Dardanelles ; Why do we remember? ; The first convoy ; Diggers diary ; The Keith Murdoch letter and introduction by Dame Elisabeth Murdoch ; Photo gallery ; In depth Gallipoli material ; Gallipoli for the classroom. |
| Contents |
Disc 1 : Feature film -- Disc 2 : Special features. |
| Credits |
Screenplay by David Williamson ; produced by Robert Stigwood and Patricia Lovell ; directed by Peter Weir. |
| Performers |
Mark Lee, Mel Gibson, Bill Kerr, Bill Hunter, Robert Grubb, Tim McKenzie. |
| Summary |
Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Weir's epic and profoundly moving portrayal of an event that forged a nation's spirit and became legend. Two young sprinters from Western Australia, the cynical larrikin Frank (Mel Gibson) and the idealistic Archy (Mark Lee) meet in 1915, during WWI. Friends and rivals, they enlist and are sent to fight in Turkey. As the two men battle in the chaotic and blood-soaked trenches of Gallipoli, they epitomise the sacrifice, the mateship and the tragic waste of the men whose undying courage in the face of overwhelming odds has defined Australia's identity today. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Stereo 2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; 16:9, 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles English for the hearing impaired. |
| Awards note |
AACTA Awards 1981, Best Film, Robert Stigwood and Patricia Lovell ; Best Direction, Peter Weir ; Best Screenplay, Original or Adapted, David Williamson ; Best actor, Mel Gibson |
| Subjects |
Murdoch, Keith Arthur, -- Sir, 1885-1952 -- Correspondence |
| Courage -- Drama |
| Soldiers -- Australia -- Drama |
| Death -- Drama |
| Mateship (Australia) -- Drama |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia -- Drama |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Drama |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Battlefields -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Drama |
| Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916 -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Drama |
| Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) -- History -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Weir, Peter, 1944- director. |
| Williamson, David, 1942 February 24- screenwriter. |
| Stigwood, Robert, 1934-2016 producer. |
| Lovell, Patricia producer. |
| Gibson, Mel actor. |
| Lee, Mark, 1958- actor |
| Kerr, Bill actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Gibson, Mel .
- Kerr, Bill .
- Lee, Mark, 1958- .
- Lovell, Patricia .
- Stigwood, Robert, 1934-2016 .
- Weir, Peter, 1944- .
- Williamson, David, 1942 February 24- .
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