Gallipoli 

Four young Australian boys join the military and are sent to Gallipoli.

Stars:

Kodi Smit-McPhee, Harry Greenwood, Sam Parsonson

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kodi Smit-McPhee	...	Thomas 'Tolly' Johnson 7 episodes, 2015
Harry Greenwood	...	Bevan Johnson 7 episodes, 2015
Sam Parsonson	...	Dave Klein 7 episodes, 2015
Tom Budge	...	Cliff Sutton 7 episodes, 2015
James Callis	...	Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 7 episodes, 2015
John Bach	...	Sir Ian Hamilton 7 episodes, 2015
Nicholas Hope	...	Walter Braithwaite 7 episodes, 2015
Anthony Hayes	...	Anthony Chandler 7 episodes, 2015
Matt Nable	...	Harry Perceval 7 episodes, 2015
Leon Ford	...	Charles Bean 7 episodes, 2015
Ashleigh Cummings	...	Celia Houghton 7 episodes, 2015
Anthony Phelan	...	Sir William Birdwood 7 episodes, 2015
Paul English	...	Cecil Aspinall 7 episodes, 2015
Curtis Clarke	...	ANZAC Soldier 7 episodes, 2015
David Whiteley	...	Cyril Brudenell White 6 episodes, 2015
Glen Hancox	...	Malcolm Ross 6 episodes, 2015
David Paterson	...	Marcus Ledwidge 6 episodes, 2015
Travis Jeffery	...	Henry (Stewie) Stewart Watson 4 episodes, 2015
Lincoln Lewis	...	Chook 4 episodes, 2015
Dion Williams	...	Two Bob 4 episodes, 2015
John Lloyd Fillingham	...	Sir Alexander Godley 4 episodes, 2015
Hugh Parker	...	Harold (Hooky) Walker 4 episodes, 2015
Peter Houghton	...	Major Guy Dawnay 4 episodes, 2015
Nicholas Hammond	...	Henry Nevinson 4 episodes, 2015
Lachy Hulme	...	Lord Kitchener 3 episodes, 2015
Justine Clarke	...	Mrs. Johnson 3 episodes, 2015
Andy McPhee	...	Lieutenant Colonel John Antill 3 episodes, 2015
Stephen Ballantyne	...	Major Compton MacKenzie 3 episodes, 2015
Brian Lipson	...	John De Robeck 3 episodes, 2015
Jim Daly	...	Father O'Brien 3 episodes, 2015
Shane Briant	...	Sir Frederick Stopford 2 episodes, 2015
Alex Andreas	...	Captain Ozkan 2 episodes, 2015
Grant Bowler	...	William Malone 2 episodes, 2015
Colin Moody	...	Sir William Bridges 2 episodes, 2015
James Wardlaw	...	Hamilton Reed 2 episodes, 2015
Scott Terrill	...	Commodore Keyes 2 episodes, 2015
Des Fleming	...	Lt Foster / ... 2 episodes, 2015
Yalin Ozucelik	...	Mustafa Kemal 2 episodes, 2015
Dan Wyllie	...	Major Stephen Midgely 2 episodes, 2015
Ezel Doruk	...	Adnan Cevik 2 episodes, 2015
John Brumpton	...	Sergeant Major 2 episodes, 2015
Charles Mayer	...	Lt. Curtis 2 episodes, 2015
Kazim Kane	...	Turkish Tolly 2 episodes, 2015
Teague Rook	...	Medical Orderly 2 episodes, 2015
Nicholas Kato	...	Turkish Sergeant 2 episodes, 2015
Glenn Boyd	...	Medical Oderly / ... 2 episodes, 2015
Joe Pampanella	...	Machine Gunner / ... 2 episodes, 2015
Cris Cochrane	...	ANZAC / ... 2 episodes, 2015

Storyline

As dawn breaks on April 25, 1915, ANZAC troops go into battle on the beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula. Landing in the dark chaos, Tolly, Bevan and their mates struggle to establish a tenuous foothold on the treacherous slopes and deep ravines. They endure the next eight months on the peninsula learning lessons of survival. By the time of the final evacuation they have also learned the skills of combat and what it means to be a young man in war.

---

Plot Keywords:

gallipoli | world war one | skinny dipping | male nudity | male rear nudity | 

---

Genres:

War

---

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the whole shooting of the show out in the open, the crew didn't actually shoot in Turkey itself. They actually stayed at home, in Melbourne. The crew managed to find a secluded hill range and a local gun range to film on, and even built trenches there. While they did go to Gallipoli, the scenery was altered too much to actually create the impression of the landscape.

User Reviews

This is so well done, hard to believe it is not 1915 Gallipoli

It brings to home the tragedy and futility of Gallipoli. Four Aussie men from our ancestor families fought at Gallipoli. One man from Orange NSW was injured on landing on the 25th April - witnesses said it looked like his neck was severed, he survived after 30 days in hospital, he was in the 2nd battalion, later wounded on the 7th August at the battle of Lone Pine sadly he died on the 9th buried at sea from the Delta along with his commanding officer.

His cousin, also born in Orange NSW, was a Sergeant Farrier in the 4th Field Ambulance, he would have witnessed the shocking injuries of the Anzacs. Perhaps he was able to comfort his younger cousin?

Two brothers from Leichardt Sydney NSW, 2nd battalion reinforcements, survived Gallipoli but died later in France and Belgium.

I see their faces in this film. The realty and emotion is overwhelming almost too difficult watch. But so well done.

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Turkish French

Release Date:

2015 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Gallipoli

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nine Network Australia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD