Movie
Gallipoli
Overview
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-08-13
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- War, History, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- R & R Films, Australian Film Commission
- Country
- Australia
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Frank Dunne
- Mark Lee as Archy Hamilton
- Bill Kerr as Jack
- Harold Hopkins as Les McCann
- Charles Lathalu Yunipingu as Zac
- Heath Harris as Stockman
- Ron Graham as Wallace Hamilton
- Gerda Nicolson as Rose Hamilton
- Robert Grubb as Billy
- Tim McKenzie as Barney
- David Argue as Snowy
- Brian Anderson as Railway Foreman
Crew
- Peter Weir - Director
- David Williamson - Screenplay
- Peter Weir - Story
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