Gallipoli
Directed by	Peter Weir
Written by	Peter Weir (story) David Williamson (screenplay)
Starring	Mel Gibson Mark Lee
Produced by	Patricia Lovell
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (USA) Roadshow (Australia)
Release date	1981
Runtime	110 minutes
Language	English
Budget	AU$ 2.6 million
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Gallipoli is a 1981 film, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson, about several young men from rural Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. They are sent to Turkey, where they take part in the Battle of Gallipoli. During the course of the movie, the young men slowly lose their innocence about the nature of war. The climax of the movie occurs on the Anzac battlefield at Gallipoli and depicts the ill-fated attack at the Nek on the morning of the 7 August 1915 by the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. Image File history File links Gallipoli_movie_poster. ... Peter Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... Peter Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... David Williamson (born 19 February 1942) is one of Australias most well-known playwrights who has also developed screenplays for film and television. ... Mel Gibson. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1987 to 1995. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian dollar, AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Peter Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... Mel Gibson. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... The First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) was the main expeditionary force of the Australian Army during World War I. It was formed from August 15, 1914, following Britains declaration of war on Germany. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Battle of Gallipoli took place on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli in 1915 during the First World War. ... The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (popularly abbreviated as ANZAC) was originally an army corps of Australian and New Zealand troops who fought in World War I at Gallipoli, in the Middle East and on the Western Front. ... Gallipoli, called Gelibolu in modern Turkish, is a town in northwestern Turkey. ... Battle of the Nek Conflict First World War Date 7 August 1915 Place Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey Result Turkish victory The Battle of the Nek was a small World War I battle fought as part of the Gallipoli campaign. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Gallipoli provides a faithful portrayal of life in rural Australia in the 1910s — reminiscent of Weir's 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock set in 1900 — and captures the ideals and character of the Australians who joined up to fight, and the conditions they endured on the battlefield. It does, however, modify events for dramatic purposes and to promote an anti-British agenda. // Events and trends Technology Gideon Sundback patents the first modern zipper Harry Brearley invents stainless steel Charles P. Strite invents first pop-up bread toaster Science Einsteins theory of general relativity Max von Laue discovers the diffraction of x-rays by crystals Alfred Wegener puts forward his theory of... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Picnic at Hanging Rock is the title of a 1967 book by Australian author Joan Lindsay, and the renowned 1975 film adaptation directed by Peter Weir. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... See also the town of Battle, East Sussex, England Generally, a battle is an instance of combat between two or more parties wherein each group will seek to defeat the others. ...

Gallipoli was mainly filmed in South Australia with some location work done at the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo which is where the AIF trained. Locations include Lake Torrens, a dry salt lake, Yallunda Flat, a scenic country sporting venue, and the coastline near Port Lincoln, which is used for the scenes at Anzac Cove. Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Giza pyramid field, viewed from the southwest. ... Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; romanized: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... Lake Torrens National Park in South Australia (Australia), is located 431 km north of Adelaide. ... If youre looking for a specific Salt lake, try the article Salt Lake (disambiguation). ... Port Lincoln is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, which is a wheat growing area of South Australia. ... View of Anzac Cove from Ari Burnu, July 2004. ...

The screenplay is by David Williamson and original music was provided by Australian composer Brian May (who had also scored Mad Max) however the most striking feature of the soundtrack was the use of excerpts from Oxygene by French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre. Quiet or sombre moments at Gallipoli, and the closing credits, feature the Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni. David Williamson (born 19 February 1942) is one of Australias most well-known playwrights who has also developed screenplays for film and television. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Mad Max is an Australian science fiction film starring Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky. ... Oxygene is an album of instrumental electronic music composed and produced by Jean-Michel Jarre, and released in 1976 (see 1976 in music) on Disques Dreyfus, licensed to Polydor. ... Electronic music is a loose term for music created using electronic equipment. ... Jean-Michel circa 1976 Jean-Michel Andr̩ Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer. ... Composed by Remo Giazotto (20th century) based on some parts for violin by Albinoni ... Tomaso Albinoni (June 14, 1671, Venice, Italy РJanuary 17, 1751, Venice) was an Italian baroque composer. ...

The film was produced by R&R Films, a production company owned by Robert Stigwood and media proprietor Rupert Murdoch whose father, Keith Murdoch, was a journalist during the First World War who had visited Gallipoli briefly in September 1915 and became an influential agitator against the conduct of the campaign by the British. A film producer oversees the making of movies. ... Robert Stigwood is British music producer, primarily for film and stage. ... A media proprietor is a person who controls, either through personal ownership or a dominant position in a public company, a significant part of the mass media. ... Rupert Murdoch Keith Rupert Murdoch (born March 11, 1931), is an Australian-born American media proprietor who is the majority shareholder and managing director of News Corporation, one of the worlds largest and most influential media corporations. ... Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (August 12, 1886 - October 4, 1952) was an Australian journalist and media mogul and the father of Rupert Murdoch. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ...

Due to the popularity of the Gallipoli battlefields as a tourist destination, the film is shown each night in a number of hostels and hotels in Eceabat and Çanakkale on the Dardanelles. Youth hostel in Rome. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... The Çanakkale seafront, with wooden horse from the 2004 film Troy Çanakkale, pronounced , is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asiatic) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont). ... The Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale BoÄŸazı), formerly Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. ...

Gallipoli is roughly divided into three parts; the first third is set in Western Australia in May 1915 as the first news of the Gallipoli landings is published, the second third is set in Egypt and the final third at Gallipoli — battle only occupies the final minutes of the film. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ...

A sub-text of the film is of "war as a game" and the two main characters, Archy Hamilton (played by Mark Lee) and Frank Dunne (Mel Gibson), meet at an athletics carnival. Both are sprinters and the numerous running sequences in the film are set to Jarre's Oxygene. Archy Hamilton's athlete character was inspired by a line from C.E.W. Bean's Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 describing Private Wilfred Harper of the 10th Light Horse during the attack at the Nek: This article needs to be wikified. ... Mel Gibson. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Sprints are races in athletics. ... portrait by George Lambert, 1924. ... The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 is a 12-volume series covering Australian involvement in the First World War. ... A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grade OR-1). ...

"Wilfred... was last seen running forward like a schoolboy in a foot-race, with all the speed he could compass."

Archy is an idealistic 18-year old stockman keen to join up even though he is under age. He is trained by his uncle Jack (played by Bill Kerr) and idolises Harry Lasalles, the world champion over 100 yards — when choosing a false name to enlist under, he calls himself "Archy Lasalles". Jack makes Archy recite a mantra before he runs: Bill Kerr (born 1922) is an actor. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the yard. ... In Tibet, many Buddhists carve mantras into rocks as a form of devotion. ...

Jack: What are your legs?
Archy: Springs. Steel springs.
Jack: What are they going to do?
Archy: Hurl me down the track.
Jack: How fast can you run?
Archy: As fast as a leopard.
Jack: How fast are you going to run?
Archy: As fast as a leopard.
Jack: Then lets see you do it. Binomial name Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leopards (Panthera pardus) are one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera. ...

Frank is a railway labourer of Irish descent with no interest in fighting for the British however bonds of "mateship" make him try for the light horse with Archy and, when he fails because he cannot ride, he joins the infantry with three of his mates, Billy, Barney and Snowy. Many of the motivations that compelled young men to join up appear; the propaganda associated with German attrocities in Belgium, the sense of adventure, the attraction of a smart uniform and the pressure from society to "do your bit". Alternate meaning: Lighthorse (American Indian police) The Australian Light Horse soldiers were mounted infantry who served during the Boer War and World War I. The Light Horse differed from cavalry in that they usually fought dismounted, using their horses as transport to the battlefield and as a means of swift... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ...

In Egypt, Frank and his mates are encamped near the Pyramids and spend their free time in Cairo, drinking, being ripped off by merchants and visiting brothels. In a game of Australian Rules Football played beneath the Pyramids, screenwriter David Williamson appears in an uncredited cameo role as the Victorian "lofty bastard" who Frank tells Billy to target. During a shambolic training exercise, Frank and Archy meet once again and Frank is able to transfer to the light horse because they are now being sent to the Gallipoli peninsula as infantry. Although technically in Giza, The Great Pyramids have become a symbol of Cairo internationally Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; romanized: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... Australian rules football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... David Williamson (born 19 February 1942) is one of Australias most well-known playwrights who has also developed screenplays for film and television. ... Since its first use in 1851, a cameo role or cameo appearance has been a brief appearance in a play (or later, a movie) that stands out against the general context for its éclat or dramatic punch. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...

Frank and Archy arrive at Anzac Cove and endure the hardships and boredom of the trench warfare that prevailed for much of the campaign. Frank's infantry mates fight in the battle of Lone Pine on the evening of 6 August — the fighting is implied but not depicted. The following morning Archy and Frank take part in the charge at the Nek which is to act as a diversion in support of the British landing at Suvla. Frank is made a runner for the regiment commander, Major Barton (played by Bill Hunter). View of Anzac Cove from Ari Burnu, July 2004. ... Trench warfare is a form of war in which both opposing armies have static lines of fortifications dug into the ground, facing each other. ... Battle of Lone Pine Conflict First World War Date 6–12 August 1915 Place Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey Result Australian victory Prelude The Lone Pine battlefield, named for a solitary Turkish Pine that stood there at the start of the fighting, was situated about the centre of the eastern line of... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... The landing at Suvla Bay was an amphibious landing made at Suvla on the Aegean coast of Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey as part of the August Offensive, the final British attempt to break the deadlock of the Battle of Gallipoli. ... This article discusses the ice hockey personality Bill Hunter. ...

The 3rd Light Horse attack in three waves across a narrow stretch of exposed ground defended by machine guns. The first wave is timed to go at the end of an artillery bombardment, however failure to synchronise watches means the bombardment ends seven minutes early. Nevertheless, the brigade's English commander, Colonel Robinson insists the attack proceed; the first wave goes over the top and is cut down, the second wave follows to the same fate. Major Barton wants to halt the attack. Robinson, remote in his dugout gets a garbled message that marker flags, used to signal to friendly artillery, have been seen in the Turkish trenches, before shellfire cuts the phone lines. Barton gives Frank a message to carry to brigade HQ but when he arrives, Robinson insists the attack continue. A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... Brigade is a term from military science which refers to a group of several battalions (typically two to four), and directly attached supporting units (normally including at least an artillery battery and additional logistic support). ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

Frank returns to Barton and suggests he go over Robinson's head to the division commander, General Gardiner, an Australian. Frank runs to the beach and Gardiner's headquarters. The general, hearing that at Suvla "the officers are sitting on the beach drinking cups of tea", gives Frank the message that he is "reconsidering the whole situation", effectively cancelling the attack. As Frank sprints back, the phone lines are fixed and Robinson tells Barton to push on. Archy and the rest of the third wave go over the top. The final frame freezes on Archy in an image that evokes Robert Capa's famous photograph, Death of a Loyalist Soldier, Spain, 1936. A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ... Robert Capa Robert Capa (1913 - May 25, 1954) born Ernest Andrei Friedmann in Budapest. ...

Gallipoli is a remarkably faithful depiction of conditions and events. The notable deviation of the film from reality, and the one for which it has been criticised, is its portrayal of the chain of command at the Nek and of "Colonel Robinson", the brigade commander, as an Englishman. The implication being that an Englishman was responsible for the debacle when in reality it was wholly Australian-made. Colonel Robinson's character equates to the brigade-major of the 3rd Brigade, Colonel J.M. Antill, an Australian Boer War veteran. Nor was there a benevolent Australian general to call off the attack; it ended when all the waves had gone. Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War There were two Boer wars, one in 1880-81 and the second from October 11, 1899-1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put an end to the two independent...