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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, War Violence Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 06/26/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 51 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 2 Genres: War, Anti-War Film See Also: Gallipoli [Special Collector's Edition], Gallipoli [I Love the 80's Edition] [Bonus CD], Gallipoli [Special Collector's Edition]

The first of two consecutive films to see director Peter Weir team with Mel Gibson (the other being The Year of Living Dangerously), Gallipoli follows two idealistic young friends, Frank (Gibson) and Archy (Mark Lee), who join the Australian army during World War I and fight the doomed Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey. The first half of the film documents the lives of the young men in Australia, detailing their personalities and beliefs. The second half of the movie chronicles the ill-fated and ill-planned battle, where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps is hopelessly outmatched by the enemy forces. Gallipoli was the recipient of eight prizes at the 1981 Australian Film Institute Awards. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Mel Gibson - Frank Dunne
Mark Lee - Archy
Harold Hopkins - Les McCann
Ronny Graham - Wallace Hamilton
Stan Green - Sgt. Major

Peter Weir's moving antiwar film Gallipoli comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. There are no subtitles, but the 5.1 English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include an interview with Weir and a theatrical trailer. This is a decent release from Paramount that should satisfy fans of the film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide