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Gallipoli (1981)

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Reviews Counted: 15

Fresh: 14

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Average Rating: 7.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: "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... "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. [More]

Starring: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Robert Grubb, Bill Kerr

Starring: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Robert Grubb, Bill Kerr

Director: Peter Weir

Director: Peter Weir
Composer: Brian May

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haunting and powerful

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One of the best war films ever made....a triumph for the AFI

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Clint Morris
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Weir goes so far in humanizing Archy and Frank before they head off to the dehumanizing crucible of combat that he commits the greatest sin of all… he’s boring

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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Gallipoli is a powerful World War I drama about some Australian soldiers fighting in Turkey that depicts the horror and tragedy of war.

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02/28/03
Philip Martin
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Regarded as one of the very best Australian film's ever made (with Mad Max and Picnic at Hanging Rock). Mel Gibson in one of first roles, and a touching but ultimately tragic tale of war.

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08/05/02
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A portrait of WWI that's both personal and epic.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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...a moving and memorable experience.

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John J. Puccio
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War has rarely felt more nonsensical in film than it does here.

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