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Gallipoli

1981 · 112 min

A sunlit, leisurely build to a devastating, futile charge; the warmth of mateship makes the final freeze-frame almost unbearable.

Directed by
Peter Weir
Genres
War, History, Drama
Tagline
From a place you never heard of...a story you'll never forget.
Overview
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

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Directed by
Peter Weir
Genres
War, History, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • death
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
war, history, drama
Directed by
Peter Weir
Written by
David Williamson
Starring
Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingu, Heath Harris, Ron Graham, Gerda Nicolson
Music
Brian May, Jean-Michel Jarre
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Runtime
112 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English, Turkish, French

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