Gallipoli 1981: I Love the 80's Edition |  | Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, Charles Lathalu Yunipingli
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Soundtrack, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: PARD140714D
UPC: 097361407142
EAN: 0097361407142
ASIN: B001LL9YRC
Theatrical Release Date: February 3, 2009
Release Date: February 3, 2009
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An outstanding drama, Gallipoli resonates with sadness long after you have seen it. Set during World War I, this brutally honest antiwar movie was cowritten by director Peter Weir. Mark Lee and a sinfully handsome Mel Gibson are young, idealistic best friends who put aside their hopes and dreams when they join the war effort. This character study follows them as they enlist and are sent to Gallipoli to fight the Turks. The first half of the film is devoted to their lives and their strong friendship. The second half details the doomed war efforts of the Aussies, who are no match for the powerful and aggressive Turkish army. Because the script pulls us into their lives and forces us to care for these young men, we are devastated by their fate. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Product Description
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2009 Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Pg
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 Gallipoli March 2, 2010
Timothy M. Otoole
It was a very good movie, and I enjoyed it alot. i would recomend seeing this movie.
 Mel's first post-Mad Max role January 11, 2010
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Right after Mad Max, Mel Gibson made this early 80s anti-war film, styled as a buddy athlete movie. Most of the film concerns the build up to the slaughter at Gallipoli. Many shots of deserts and pyramids and camels and the like. The Aussie accents can get a bit thick here and there. The story line is just so-so, I thought. There are no surprises and the message is somewhat heavy-handed. This is a quality movie, however, that I do recommend. For its age, it has held up fairly well.
 In the trenches. November 10, 2009
Joseph M. Perorazio (Columbus, OH USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A touching drama about the futility of war and the power of male friendship. "Gallipoli" stars a young Mel Gibson as a champion runner and reluctant soldier in the World War I battle of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. The story of his friendship with another runner (Mark Lee) and the idealistic dreams both men have of glory and adventure in the war develops into a ghastly look at the horror of a suicide mission and the waste that Australians experienced, as hundreds of their young men were slaughtered. Gibson was just another working actor at this point, not yet the megastar he is today, and he blends in with the fine ensemble cast and delivers a poignant performance, while Mark Lee steals the show as the naive boy who dreams of adventure and winds up in the horrific experience of trench warfare. A strong, emotionally wrenching war film, highly recommended.
 crappy film making at its best October 13, 2009
Science Guru
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
made in 1985 this film wants to make you believe it is a war movie. Hardly. the battle scenes are less that 10 percent of this film. But what do you expect from a Rupert Murdoch production? Truly poor film making. Mel Gibson not withstanding (he does a decent job) but I can't say much for the rest of this film.
My review of Gallipoli June 7, 2009
Andrea Gall (Upstate NY USA)
I thought it was brilliant when it first appeared. Now, almost 30 yrs later, it is still a brilliant film - not dated at all. The extras on this DVD are terrific. The cast and production staff are interviewed and look back on the making of the film.
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