In Western Australia, May 1915, Archy Hamilton, an 18-year-old stockman and prize-winning sprinter, longs to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He is trained by his uncle Jack and idolises Harry Lasalles, the world champion … See more

• Mark Lee as Archy Hamilton
• Mel Gibson as Frank Dunne
• Bill Kerr as Jack
• Harold Hopkins as Les McCann
• Charles Yunupingu as Zac See more

Peter Weir had wanted to make a film about the Gallipoli campaign since visiting Gallipoli in 1976 and discovering an empty Eno bottle on the beach. He wrote an outline of the script and gave it to David Williamson to turn into a screenplay. The script went through … See more

Box office
Gallipoli proved to be a success domestically, grossing AUD 11,740,000 at the box office in Australia. Although critically praised by many, the international releases were not quite as successful financially. Gallipoli … See more

A major theme of this film is loss of innocence and the coming of age of the Australian soldiers and of their country. An early scene in the film shows Uncle Jack reading from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book about how Mowgli has reached manhood and now … See more

The film was screened at the Variety Club of Australia in 1980 and at the 1981 Australian Film Institute. It was released in Australia on 13 August 1981 by Roadshow Film Distributors, in the United States on 28 August, by Paramount Pictures, and Cinema International Corporation See more

The original music was provided by Australian composer Brian May (who had also scored Mad Max). However the most striking feature of … See more