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Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir and produced by Patricia Lovell and Robert Stigwood, starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee. The film revolves around several young men from Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army during World War I .
Gallipoli campaign: two brothers fight in 2 sides F, D C, M 2013 Turkey The Long Way Home: Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915: Alphan Eşeli Family during the Battle of Sarikamish: D, A 2013 Australia Forbidden Ground: John Earl Adrian Powers Three British soldiers stranded in no man's land: D, A, F, L P, M 2013 Turkey Gallipoli: End of the Road
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Gallipoli (1981) – AFI winner for Best Film; Gallipoli is an important historical Australian event; Mad Max 2 (1981) – AFI winner for Best Direction, Costume Design, Editing, Production Design and Sound; Lonely Hearts (1982) – AFI winner for Best Film; Running on Empty (1982) – classic Australian drag racing movie
Gallipoli (1981) received the most feature-film nominations with twelve, winning in nine categories including Best Film, Best Achievement in Directing for Peter Weir, Best Screenplay for David Williamson, Best Achievement in Cinematography for Russell Boyd, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Mel Gibson and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Bill Hunter. [5]
The battle is depicted in the climax of Peter Weir's movie, Gallipoli (1981), [92] although it inaccurately portrays the offensive as a diversion to reduce Ottoman opposition to the landing at Suvla Bay. [78] The battle is also depicted in the Gallipoli miniseries, episode 5: "The Breakout" (air date 2 March 2015). [93]
He originally worked as a model and coffee house singer. [1] His film debut was in 1979 in the film Strange Holiday (based on the novel by Jules Verne).After his success in Gallipoli (1981) he spent some time as a musician, playing and singing as front man in popular Sydney bands like One Way Ticket and The Idle Poor, performed in company with his Conservatorium-trained, violin-playing younger ...
Peter Weir is an Australian film director.. He was a leading figure in the Australian New Wave cinema movement (1970–1990), with films such as the mystery drama Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), the supernatural thriller The Last Wave (1977) and the historical drama Gallipoli (1981).