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Gallipoli

1981

Peter Weir

Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Hunter, Robert Grubb ...

7.1

7,217

War. Drama A profound study of the friendship of two young Australian men caught up in the murderous First World War. Set on the Turkish front in 1915, this film effectively combines history and drama.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"A haunting and moving tribute to the Australians who sacrificed their lives in WWI (...) Rarely has the futility of war been so brilliantly presented (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"It is prettier than any war film has ever been, which makes its emotional power something of a surprise"	POS
United Kingdom	Martin Chilton Telegraph	"A moving film about war, friendship and the tragic loss of innocence (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Luke Buckmaster The Guardian	"What starts as an archetypal sports movie ends with the most horrifyingly high-impact finale of any Australian film"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr The New York Times	"A prettily photographed, heavily directed antiwar film (...) There's not much anger in the film: its dominant tones are passivity, masochism, and a weird complacency."	NEU
United Kingdom	Tom Milne Time Out	"Australia's answer to Chariots of Fire (...) The Gallipoli reconstructions are impressively done."	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"Ending with the most unforgettable freeze-frame since The 400 Blows, Gallipoli remains an anti-war movie at heart, but it's also flush with patriotic pride"	POS

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