A profound study of the friendship of two young Australian men caught up in the murderous First World War. Set on the Turkish front in 1915, this film effectively combines history and drama.

"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.

A Robert Stigwood-Rupert Murdoch Production for Associated R&R Films Pty. Ltd.

Copyright 1981 Australian Film Distribution Company.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
Mono - French -Optional
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound - English - Optional
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English - Optional
Subtitles - English - Optional
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Documentary - "Entrenched: The Making of GALLIPOLI"
Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

Mel Gibson: Australian-Raised Actor-Director
Mark Lee: Australian Actor
Robert Grubb: Actor/"Remember Me"
Bill Kerr: Australian Actor

Peter Weir: Director/Screenwriter

Brian May: Australian Composer, mid '70s-early '90s, action and horror

"...Gibson shows wit, ingenuity and range....Airborne adventure."
"[E]levated by eye-popping 'scope photography from Russell Boyd..."
"The heartbreaking final scenes of Aussie youths matching their bayonets against machine guns elevate the film to an antiwar masterpiece." -- Grade: A