Gallipoli
“From a place you never heard of...a story you'll never forget.”
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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Cast
43 people
Mel Gibson
Frank Dunne
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Mark Lee
Archy Hamilton
Known for
La Brea
Sahara
Bill Kerr
Jack
Known for
Razorback
The Year of Living Dangerously
Harold Hopkins
Les McCann
Known for
Moby Dick
Our Lips Are Sealed
Charles Lathalu Yunipingu
Zac
Also in
The Timeless Land
Manganinnie
Heath Harris
Stockman
Also in
The Man from Snowy River
Minnamurra
Ron Graham
Wallace Hamilton
Also in
Blue Murder
Dynasty
Gerda Nicolson
Rose Hamilton
Known for
Bangkok Hilton
Next of Kin
Robert Grubb
Billy
Known for
Salem's Lot
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Tim McKenzie
Barney
Known for
Candy
David Argue
Snowy
Known for
The Beast
BMX Bandits
Brian Anderson
Railway Foreman
Known for
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Peter Weir Director · David Williamson Screenplay Ernest Raymond Author
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $2.6M · United States release August 28, 1981
Box office
Budget
$2,600,000
Worldwide gross
$17,400,000
Gross vs. budget
6.7×
Production
R & R Films
Production
Australian Film Commission
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Turkish
Release dates
Australia · August 7, 1981
Premiere · Sydney
Australia · August 13, 1981
Theatrical
United States · August 28, 1981
Theatrical
Argentina
January 14, 1982 · Theatrical
Australia
December 1, 1982 · Digital
Brazil
August 13, 1981 · Theatrical
Canada
September 1, 1981 · Theatrical
Colombia
July 22, 1982 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 21, 1982 · Theatrical
Finland
May 16, 1982 · Theatrical
France
March 10, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
March 5, 1982 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
December 8, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 2, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
May 7, 1982 · Theatrical
Japan
March 20, 1982 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 12, 1982 · Limited theatrical
December 9, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 1, 1983 · Theatrical
May 15, 2001 · Physical · DVD
April 15, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
Norway
June 18, 1982 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 18, 1982 · Premiere · Manila International Film Festival
March 4, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Davao
Poland
April 23, 2010 · TV
Portugal
April 29, 1982 · Theatrical
Spain
March 11, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
April 9, 1982 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 1, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 3, 1981 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
December 10, 1981 · Theatrical
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