Monday, January 10, 2011

Gallipoli



Rating: 7.7 out of 10 (11428)
Year: 1981
Copyright: (1981) Australian Film Distribution Company
Associated R & R Films Pty. Ltd.
Actors:
Mark Lee (Archy Hamilton)
Bill Kerr (Jack)
Harold Hopkins (Les McCann)
Charles Lathalu Yunipingli (Zac)
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)

Directed by:
Peter Weir
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Taglines:

Peter Weir's film of...Gallipoli
From a place you never heard of...a story you'll never forget.
75 years after the landing at Gallipoli, a major motion picture returns to the big screen . . . [1989 Australian re-release]
From a place you've never heard of, comes a story you'll never forget .

Plot Summary:

A promising track star's running career is interrupted by Australia's entrance into World War I. Archy is an excellent candidate for the Olympics, and coached by his Uncle Jack - "How fast can you run?" "As fast as a leopard!" - he nonetheless abandons his athletic pursuits in order to do the patriotic thing - join up.

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