Two Australian horsemen with contrasting personalities sign up to fight in Turkey during World War I. Starring Mel Gibson, Mark Lee and Bill Kerr, and dirycted by Peter Weir.
As historian Daniel Reynaud wrote for ScreenHub last year:
As a seminal film in Australia’s cinematic history, Gallipoli is perhaps the single most influential text on Anzac, and its indelible portrayal of the tragic death of its lead character at the hands of a pompous British high command still resonates with a public that frequently blames the British for the tragedies of the war.
