Gallipoli (1981)

Director:

Peter Weir

Writers:

Peter Weir (story)
David Williamson (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

28 August 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | War

Tagline:

Peter Weir's film of...Gallipoli

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.

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Gallipoli | Peninsula | Australia | Army

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Mark Lee	...	Archy Hamilton
Bill Kerr	...	Jack
Harold Hopkins	...	Les McCann
Charles Lathalu Yunipingu	...	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
Paul Linkson	...	Recruiting Officer
Jenny Lovell	...	Waitress
Steve Dodd	...	Billy Snakeskin
Harold Baigent	...	Camel Driver
Robyn Galwey	...	Mary
Don Quin	...	Lionel
Phyllis Burford	...	Laura
Marjorie Irving	...	Gran
John Murphy	...	Frank's Father
Bill Hunter	...	Major Barton
Diane Chamberlain	...	Mrs. Barton
Peter Ford	...	Lt. Gray
Ian Govett	...	Army Doctor
Geoff Parry	...	Sgt. Sayers
Clive Bennington	...	English Officer 1
Giles Holland-Martin	...	English Officer 2
Moshe Kedem	...	Egyptian Shopkeeper
John Morris	...	Col. Robinson
Don Barker	...	N.C.O. at Ball
Kiwi White	...	Soldier on Beach
Paul Sonkkila	...	Sniper
Peter Lawless	...	Observer
Saltbush Baldock	...	Sentry
Les Dayman	...	Artillery Officer
Stan Green	...	Sgt. Major
Max Wearing	...	Col. White
Graham Dow	...	General Gardner
Peter R. House	...	Radio Officer

Directed by
Peter Weir

Writing credits
Peter Weir		(story)
David Williamson		(screenplay)
Ernest Raymond		(novel "Tell England") uncredited

Produced by
Martin Cooper	....	associate producer
Ben Gannon	....	associate producer
Patricia Lovell	....	producer
Francis O'Brien	....	executive producer
Robert Stigwood	....	producer

Cinematography by
Russell Boyd		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
William M. Anderson		(as William Anderson)

Casting by
Alison Barrett

Art Direction by
Herbert Pinter

Makeup Department
Sash Lamey	....	hair stylist
Judy Lovell	....	makeup artist
Liz Michie	....	hair stylist
Robern Pickering	....	makeup assistant
Hamdi Rafaat	....	makeup assistant: Egypt (as Hamdi Raffat)

Production Management
Su Armstrong	....	production manager
Philip Hearnshaw	....	unit manager
Phillip Hurst	....	assistant unit manager
Ahmed Sami	....	production manager: Egypt
Tim Sanders	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve E. Andrews	....	second assistant director (as Steve Andrews)
Marshall Crosby	....	third assistant director
Atef E-Taieb	....	assistant director: Egypt (as Attef El Taieb)
Mark Egerton	....	first assistant director
Gamal El-Damatty	....	assistant director: Egypt (as Gamal El Damaty)
Robert Pendlebury	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Farouk Abdel Aziz	....	carpenter: Egypt
Annie Bleakley	....	art department assistant
Anni Browning	....	assistant art director
Rodney Callow	....	carpenter
Charles Camilleri	....	carpenter
Michael Chorney	....	carpenter
Mahmoud El Maghrbi	....	property master: Egypt
Brian Hocking	....	property assistant
Anthony Lennon	....	carpenter
Billy Malcolm	....	scenic artist (as William Malcolm)
Jenny Miles	....	second set dresser
Clark Munro	....	stand-by props
Wendy Stites	....	design coordinator (as Wendy Weir)
Peter Templeton	....	construction manager
Nicolaas Van Roosendael	....	first set dresser (as Nick Van Roosendael)
Harry Zettel	....	property buyer

Sound Department
Greg Bell	....	supervising sound editor
Helen Brown	....	dialogue editor
Jeff Bruer	....	sound effects editing assistant
Peter Burgess	....	sound effects editor
Don Connolly	....	sound recordist
Gethin Creagh	....	second sound mixer
Peter Fenton	....	dubbing mixer
Ron Purvis	....	second sound mixer
Stella Savyas	....	dialogue editing assistant
Joe Spinelli	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Steve Courtley	....	special effects
Mont Fieguth	....	special effects
David Hardie	....	special effects
Bruce Henderson	....	special effects
Chris Murray	....	special effects

Stunts
Dennis Hunt	....	stunt coordinator
Vic Wilson	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Farouk Abdel Aziz	....	key grip: Egypt
Brian Bansgrove	....	gaffer
David Burr	....	focus puller
Colin Chase	....	electrician
Ross Erickson	....	key grip
Paul Gantner	....	best boy
Ahmed Abdel Ghafar	....	electrician: Egypt
Richard Merryman	....	clapper loader
Robin Morgan	....	grip
Yahia Rashad	....	chief electrician: Egypt
Abdel Sadek	....	grip: Egypt
John Seale	....	camera operator
Ron Taylor	....	underwater photographer
Jim Townley	....	still photographer
Robert Verkerk	....	assistant grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phil Eagles	....	stand-by wardrobe
Graham Purcell	....	assistant wardrobe coordinator
Terry Ryan	....	wardrobe coordinator
Abdel Sameeh	....	wardrobe assistant: Egypt

Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge	....	color grader
Margaret Cardin	....	negative matcher
Jeanine Chiavlo	....	assistant editor (as Jeanine Chialvo)
Karen Foster	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Brian May	....	composer: additional music
Brian May	....	conductor

Other crew
Shawki Abu Ali	....	production coordinator: Egypt
Catherine Barber	....	production account assistant (as Cathy Barber)
Chele Bridger	....	catering assistant
Fran Burke	....	title designer
Brian Burns	....	armorer
Patrick Bywalski	....	assistant: Robert Stigwood
Danny Collins	....	assistant to producer
Carolynne Cunningham	....	production secretary
Wendy Day	....	unit publicist
Bill Gammage	....	military advisor
Treisha Ghent	....	production accountant
Jack Giddy	....	sports advisor
Bill Gooley	....	laboratory liaison
Heath Harris	....	wrangler
Philip Hearnshaw	....	location manager
Keith Heygate	....	caterer
Phillip Hurst	....	assistant to location manager
Moya Iceton	....	continuity
Marrianne Khory	....	assistant to producer: Egypt
Greg Luke	....	assistant wrangler
Michael Mavromatis	....	armorer
Rupert Murdoch	....	presenter
Therese O'Leary	....	production assistant
Sue Parker	....	production assistant
David Rowe	....	machinist
Kamal Salem	....	production assistant: Egypt
Tim Sanders	....	assistant to location manager
Gini Smythe	....	assistant: Robert Stigwood
Robert Stigwood	....	presenter
Ron Stigwood	....	production assistant
Ken Taylor	....	catering assistant
Howard Wheatley	....	production account assistant
Kristin Williamson	....	researcher
Bill Willoughby	....	assistant wrangler
Tony Winley	....	production assistant
Larry Yeates	....	armorer
Safed Younis	....	crowd caller: Egypt

Production Companies

• Australian Film Commission, The
• R & R Films (as Associated R&R Films Pty Ltd)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• Belle & Blade Studios (video)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
• Roadshow Home Video

Other Companies

• Australian Film Commission, The  thanks
• Colorform  laboratory facilities
• Film Production Services  post-production
• South Australian Film Corporation, The  thanks
• United Sound  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Railway Station, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Australian Film Commission, The

Trivia:

It took 3 years for the film-makers to secure funding. The reason it took so long was because the Australian government's film agency declined to provide money for it, deeming the film to be "not commercial".

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the movie it is stated that a person had to be 21 years old to enlist. According to the Australian War Memorial website for enlistment, in 1914 the age requirements were 18-35 years old, and in 1915 the age requirements were 18-45 years old.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jack:[to Archy] Deeper. Come on, deeper, deeper.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli' (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

OXYGENE

Why "War on Terror" is an impossible contradiction

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.