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Gallipoli
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Gallipoli is an Australian historical war film directed by Peter Weir, who co-wrote the screenplay with David Williamson. The production features Mel Gibson, Bill Kerr, Mark Lee, and Bill Hunter in the cast. Robert Stigwood served as producer, with Russell Boyd handling cinematography and William M. Anderson editing. The score was composed by Brian May. Filming took place in Egypt and Turkey, though the narrative is set in Australia. The film was released in 1981 and is available in English.
The movie has a runtime of 112 minutes and carries a PG rating. It was distributed by Village Roadshow and Netflix via video on demand. Financial details include a budget of 2,600,000 and a capital cost of 2,800,000, with box office revenues reported between 11,740,000 and 17,400,000. Critical reception includes a 91% rating, an 8/10 score, and a Metascore of 65. The film received 11 wins and 6 nominations, including AACTA Awards for Best Film, Best Direction, and acting categories.
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Film · TMDB
7.1Two 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.
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
Themes
- australia
- army
- world war i
- battle assignment
- british empire
- troops
- turkey
- turkish army
- anti war
- runner
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
43,587 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 11 wins & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Cast member
- David Williamson
- Composer
- Brian May
- Cinematographer
- Russell Boyd
- Narrative location
- Australia
- Filming location
- Turkey
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 438597
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-12-10
- film editor
- William M. Anderson
- title
- Gallipoli
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 65/100
- capital cost
- 2800000
- box office
- 11740000
- set in period
- Gallipoli Campaign
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