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28 August 1981 (USA)
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Peter Weir's film of...Gallipoli more
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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
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 9 wins
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4 nominations
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10 Most Unforgettable Peter Weir Movies
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10 Most Unforgettable Peter Weir Movies
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(From The Movie Fanatic. 26 August 2009, 7:55 AM, PDT)
10 Most Unforgettable Peter Weir Movies
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Why "War on Terror" is an impossible contradiction
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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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Producers advertised for 400 skilled male horse riders for the movie, yet only 200 turned up for shooting. The remaining 200 horse riders in the movie were women, dressed to look as men.
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Revealing mistakes: During the assaults on the Turkish trenches at Gallipoli many of the Australian army's bayonets are obviously made of rubber - they bend and flap quite noticeably.
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Referenced in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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CENTONE DI SONATA No. 3
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A lesson still sadly unlearned by today's great "Empire" - this film builds perfectly to show that war IS terror. In 1915, as today, it is not the ruling elites that ultimately face that terror, but everyday people full of precious dreams and yet-to-be-fulfilled promise. "Gallipoli" follows the adventure of two Australian mates fighting for the British Empire in a badly-managed attack in Turkey during WW1. The deckchairs have been somewhat rearranged these days, but the message is as relevant, as chilling and as powerful as ever. A true classic.