Gallipoli
Two idealistic Australian sprinters enlist to fight for glory, only to confront the brutal futility of battle on the Gallipoli peninsula as their youthful dreams crumble under fire.
“From a place you never heard of...a story you'll never forget.”
Synopsis
Two Australian sprinters confront the harsh realities of war when they are deployed to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
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A crew of 50+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by William M AndersonShot by Russell Boyd
Box Office
1981 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$17.4M
US & Canada: $5.7M — 33% of worldwide · International: $11.7M (67%)
Also known as
- Gallipoli - An die Hölle verratende
- Gli anni spezzatiit
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Cast & Crew
50 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
31Reg Evans
as Athletics Official 1
Jack Giddings
as Athletics Official 2
Dane Peterson
as Announcer
Paul Linkson
as Recruiting Officer
Jenny Lovell
as Waitress
Steve Dodd
as Billy Snakeskin
Harold Baigent
as Camel Driver
Robyn Galwey
as Mary
Don Quin
as Lionel
Phyllis Burford
as Laura
Marjorie Irving
as Gran
John Murphy
as Frank's Father
Bill Hunter
as Major Barton
Diane Chamberlain
as Mrs. Barton
Peter Ford
as Lt. Gray
Ian Govett
as Army Doctor
Geoff Parry
as Sgt. Sayers
Clive Bennington
as English Officer 1
Giles Holland Martin
as English Officer 2
Moshe Kedem
as Egyptian Shopkeeper
John Morris
as Col. Robinson
Don Barker
as N.C.O. at Ball
Kiwi White
as Soldier on Beach
Paul Sonkkila
as Sniper
Peter Lawless
as Observer
Leslie Dayman
as Artillery Officer
Saltbush Baldock
as Sentry
Stan Green
as Sgt. Major
Max Wearing
as Col. White
Graham Dow
as General Gardner
Peter R House
as Radio Officer
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