Gallipoli

Gallipoli

112 mins | Drama, Adventure, War, History | Aug. 13, 1981

As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank—both agile runners—become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, a brutal eight-month conflict which pit the British and their allies against the Ottoman Empire and left over 500,000 men dead.

Gallipoli

112 mins | Drama, Adventure, War, History | Aug. 13, 1981

Gallipoli
As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank—both agile runners—become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, a brutal eight-month conflict which pit the British and their allies against the Ottoman Empire and left over 500,000 men dead.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Australian Film Commission, R & R Films
Original title Gallipoli
Directors Peter Weir
Writers David Williamson, Ernest Raymond, Peter Weir

Cast

Mel Gibson

as Frank Dunne

Mark Lee

as Archy Hamilton

Bill Kerr

as Jack

Harold Hopkins

as Les McCann

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

Reg Evans

as Athletics Official 1

Jack Giddings

as Athletics Official 2

Dane Peterson

as Announcer

Paul Linkson

as Recruiting Officer

Jenny Lovell

as Waitress

Steve Dodd

as Billy Snakeskin

Harold Baigent

as Camel Driver

Robyn Galwey

as Mary

Don Quin

as Lionel

Phyllis Burford

as Laura

Marjorie Irving

as Gran

John Murphy

as Frank's Father

Bill Hunter

as Major Barton

Diane Chamberlain

as Mrs. Barton

Peter Ford

as Lt. Gray

Ian Govett

as Army Doctor

Geoff Parry

as Sgt. Sayers

Clive Bennington

as English Officer 1

Giles Holland-Martin

as English Officer 2

Moshe Kedem

as Egyptian Shopkeeper

John Morris

as Col. Robinson

Don Barker

as N.C.O. at Ball

Kiwi White

as Soldier on Beach

Paul Sonkkila

as Sniper

Peter Lawless

as Observer

Saltbush Baldock

as Sentry

Les Dayman

as Artillery Officer

Stan Green

as Sgt. Major

Max Wearing

as Col. White

Graham Dow

as General Gardner

Peter R. House

as Radio Officer