... made headlines all around the world. This film depicts the real horrors of the war as well as providing some historical information for the audience. It is one of those films that exploded the anti-war themes. Peter Weir uses several sources to help with his script including Bill Gammage's book The Broken Years' which is a collection of excerpts from soldiers ... , as brave and resourceful and reluctant to accept unquestioningly the authority of others. For example in the last scene, the Australian troops knew it was suicidal to charged but they followed the orders and because of their b...

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