Gallipoli (1981)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.56 |
Directed By
Peter Weir
Crew
Peter Weir
Ernest Raymond
Patricia Lovell
Robert Stigwood
Russell Boyd
William M. Anderson
Brian May
Tommaso Albinoni
Peter Weir
Alison Barrett
Francis O'Brien
Jean-Michel Jarre
Ben Gannon
Martin Cooper
Herbert Pinter
David Williamson
TOP CAST
Mel Gibson
Frank Dunne
Mark Lee
Archy Hamilton
Bill Kerr
Jack
Harold Hopkins
Les McCann
Heath Harris
Stockman
Ron Graham
Wallace Hamilton
Gerda Nicolson
Rose Hamilton
Robert Grubb
Billy
Tim McKenzie
Barney
David Argue
Snowy
Brian Anderson
Railway Foreman
Reg Evans
Athletics Official 1
Jack Giddings
Athletics Official 2
Dane Peterson
Announcer
Paul Linkson
Recruiting Officer
Jenny Lovell
Waitress
Steve Dodd
Billy Snakeskin
Harold Baigent
Camel Driver
Robyn Galwey
Mary
Don Quin
Lionel
Phyllis Burford
Laura
Marjorie Irving
Gran
John Murphy
Frank's Father
Bill Hunter
Major Barton
Diane Chamberlain
Mrs. Barton
Peter Ford
Lt. Gray
Ian Govett
Army Doctor
Geoff Parry
Sgt. Sayers
Clive Bennington
English Officer 1
Giles Holland-Martin
English Officer 2
Moshe Kedem
Egyptian Shopkeeper
John Morris
Col. Robinson
Don Barker
N.C.O. at Ball
Kiwi White
Soldier on Beach
Paul Sonkkila
Sniper
Peter Lawless
Observer
Leslie Dayman
Artillery Officer
Saltbush Baldock
Sentry
Stan Green
Sgt. Major
Max Wearing
Col. White
Graham Dow
General Gardner
Peter R. House
Radio Officer
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