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Release Date:
28 August 1981 (USA)
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Peter Weir's film of...Gallipoli more
Plot:
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 9 wins
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4 nominations
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10 Most Unforgettable Peter Weir Movies
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 August 2009, 7:55 AM, PDT)
10 Most Unforgettable Peter Weir Movies
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 August 2009, 7:55 AM, PDT)
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 August 2009, 7:55 AM, PDT)
10 Most Unforgettable Peter Weir Movies
(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 August 2009, 7:55 AM, PDT)
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Nearly flawless
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mark Lee | ... | Archy Hamilton | |
| Bill Kerr | ... | Jack | |
| Harold Hopkins | ... | Les McCann | |
| Charles Lathalu Yunipingli | ... | Zac (as Charles Yunupingu) | |
| Heath Harris | ... | Stockman | |
| Ron Graham | ... | Wallace Hamilton | |
| Gerda Nicolson | ... | Rose Hamilton | |
| Mel Gibson | ... | Frank Dunne | |
| Robert Grubb | ... | Billy | |
| Tim McKenzie | ... | Barney | |
| David Argue | ... | Snowy | |
| Brian Anderson | ... | Railway Foreman | |
| Reg Evans | ... | Athletics Official 1 | |
| Jack Giddy | ... | Athletics Official 2 | |
| Dane Peterson | ... | Announcer |
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110 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG |
Argentina:13 |
South Korea:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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The movie was initially to be made by the South Australian Film Corporation who were the original team behind the production. However, they withdrew support for the film over creative differences over the script. However, the movie was still partially filmed in South Australia: the Gallipoli Peninsula was filmed at Port Lincoln whilst the market sequence was also filmed in South Australia at a fish market.
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Continuity: The movie opens with young Archy Hamilton (Mark Lee) running a 100-yard practice sprint at dawn, with his grandfather (Bill Kerr) keeping time with a stopwatch. After Archy finishes the race, his grandfather shows him the watch and Archy's time is just under 10 seconds. If one times Archy's sprint, however, it actually consumes about 15 seconds of screen time.
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Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
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OXYGENE
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There is not a lot wrong with this movie. The entire thing seems authentic - meaning you feel like you're in Australia in 1915. You are living on a farm, running in a race and ultimately in a war.
What is also very extraordinary is that there is not really a lot that happens, there is barely a plot. But it doesn't matter, because Peter Weir is a master storyteller. The actors are all superb and your heart may hurt at the climax - mine did.
Unforgettable, like all great movies.