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Gallipoli (1981)

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Reviews Counted:15

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Average Rating:7.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: "Gallipoli" relates the events surrounding the ill-fated World War I battle, in which Australian and New Zealand troops set out to capture Istanbul. But mistakes made by upper-echelon military... "Gallipoli" relates the events surrounding the ill-fated World War I battle, in which Australian and New Zealand troops set out to capture Istanbul. But mistakes made by upper-echelon military commanders led to disaster -- in which the army grunts suffered the most. The film, however, focuses not only on epic clashes, but on the friendships that developed between the soldiers on the field. [More]

Starring: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Robert Grubb, Bill Kerr

Starring: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Robert Grubb, Bill Kerr

Director: Peter Weir

Director: Peter Weir
Composer: Brian May

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Jun 29, 1999

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One of the best war films ever made....a triumph for the AFI

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Sydney Morning Herald

Weir goes so far in humanizing Archy and Frank before they head off to the dehumanizing crucible of combat that he commits the greatest sin of all… he’s boring

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Andy Klein
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haunting and powerful

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Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Gallipoli is a powerful World War I drama about some Australian soldiers fighting in Turkey that depicts the horror and tragedy of war.

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04/05/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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02/28/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Regarded as one of the very best Australian film's ever made (with Mad Max and Picnic at Hanging Rock). Mel Gibson in one of first roles, and a touching but ultimately tragic tale of war.

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02/13/03
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Rob Vaux
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A portrait of WWI that's both personal and epic.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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...a moving and memorable experience.

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John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
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War has rarely felt more nonsensical in film than it does here.

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