Gallipoli
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I. Stars: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr. In 1981, an Australian film, Gallipoli, was released to much fanfare across the Tasman. Starring a young, bronzed Mel Gibson and directed by the darling of Australia’s cinematic new wave, Peter Weir, Gallipoli not only contained a powerful anti-war message, but it also painted an evocative picture of emerging Australian nationhood.