Mel Gibson leads this 1981 historical Australian drama about the men who signed up with the ANZACs in World War...
Mel Gibson leads this 1981 historical Australian drama about the men who signed up with the ANZACs in World War I. From multi-Oscar nominated director Peter Weir, who would go on to direct Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show and Master and Commander.
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91 %45 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
83 %23,223 reviewsAudience score rating
"Peter Weir's Gallipoli tackles a legend in human terms and emerges as a highly entertaining drama on a number of levels..."
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Variety
Variety"Well acted and, within its limited terms, well made..."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Weir's work has a delicacy, gentleness, even wispiness that would seem not well suited to the subject. And yet his film has an uncommon beauty, warmth, and immediacy, and a touch of the mysterious, too."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Even Mel Gibson can't bring down the grade for Peter Weir's magisterial 1981 portrait of the first world war campaign."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A haunting and moving tribute to the Australians who sacrificed their lives in WWI..."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineGallipoli (1981) | Details
- Rating
- PG, Adult themes
- Runtime
- 110
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Country of origin
- Australia
