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Gallipoli

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Gallipoli
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PG,1hr 50min
Genres:
War,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1981
Director:
Peter Weir
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
David Argue, Mel Gibson, Graham Dow  ...more
Synopsis: The first of two consecutive films to see director Peter Weir team with Mel Gibson (the other being The Year of Living Dangerously), Gallipoli follows two idealistic young friends, Frank (Gibson) and Archy (Mark Lee), who join the Australian army during World War I and fight the doomed Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey. The first half of the film documents the lives of the young men in Australia, detailing their personalities and beliefs. The second half of the movie chronicles the ill-fated and ill-planned ... Full Synopsis
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Rebecca Flint Marx, AMG Review
Full of unforgettable imagery and stirring adventure, Gallipoli is both one of the cinema's best anti-war tracts and a poignant meditation on the nature of friendship. Beneath the film's war-is-hell message lies the simple tale of a young man who yearns to break away from the isolated life he has known since birth. A golden-skinned athlete, he radiates promise and naivete, and he symbolizes the generation ... Full Review
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David Argue
Snowy
Mel Gibson
Frank Dunne
Graham Dow
Gen. Gardner
Mark Lee
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