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Gallipoli

            
             Gallipoli' is film that deals with Australia's involvement in the 1915 Gallipoli campaign during World War I. Directed by the Australian Peter Weir in 1981, it is one of the most loved and honoured Australian film of all time and have 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 diaries and letters as well as The Official History' by C.E.W.Bean.
             In this film, I believe Australian's attitudes toward enlistment in the war were very factual. The film showed the enthusiasm and patriotism of many young Australian men and how they were very eager yet blinded by the dangers of the war. When the war was declared between Britain and Germany, newspapers and propaganda posters around the country all encourage men to participate. Many men felt the duty to join in because Britain was regarded as their Mother Country while others believe it was an opportunity for heroic adventures'. For example, in this film Archibald Hamilton (Mark Lee) went through a great deal of trouble just to join the army even though he had matched the standard in all ways except that he was under age. This gave the audience a picture of how Archibald was very eager and determined to join in the army. There was also pressure from the society to enlist. Like in the scene when Archibald and Frank (Mel Gibson) made it to a house and were welcomed by a generous family. Over drinks someone asked Archy why he was going to Perth. He replied that he was going to join the Light horse to fight the Turks. Everyone in the room welled up with pride. A beautiful young woman looked lovingly at him. When was asked if he was joining as well, Frank sheepishly answered he was going to pursue business opportunities.


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1. Gallipoli

The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was probably the one great strategic idea of WW1. If the Dardanelle's and the Gallipoli peninsula could have been captured by the allies, then Constantinople would have fallen and Turkey would have been knocked out of the war. ... Kitchener, the minister of war also much be blamed for the failure of Gallipoli as he first apposed sending troops into Gallipoli after the naval bombardment and then, once agreeing with the idea, chose the wrong generals to lead them. He refused to allow a suitable landing craft to be transferred to the Mediterranean for the Galli...

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2. Gallipoli

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3. Gallipoli

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4. Gallipoli War

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5. Gallipoli - Film Review

Well, the movie,"Gallipoli" certainly did. ... The landings, 3,500 yards off the Gallipoli Peninsula, took place on the 25th of April at around 3:30am. In retrospect, some say one of the very first mistakes of the Gallipoli campaign was the lack of vision when choosing the landing sites. ... In December, after months of failed plans, 26,111 Australian casualties, of which 8,141 were killed, the ANZACS were evacuated from Gallipoli. ... The movie "Gallipoli" opens the eyes of even the most unaware and gives them a view they"ll surely cherish forever. ...

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6. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

Australians, all through the Gallipoli campaign, and later in the war, were praised on account of their courageousness, and adventurous spirits. ... Courage under adverse circumstances, and intense fire was something that set Australians apart from other nation's troops, at Gallipoli, and later campaigns. ... Mateship, was a common, and recognized attribute among the Australians at Gallipoli. ... Keith Murdoch wrote from Gallipoli in 1915. ... The ANZAC forces at Gallipoli, were extraordinary men doing extraordinary things, and these extraordinary virtues are still prominent in society si...

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7. Gallipolli

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8. How the events at Gallipoli created the anzac spirit.

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9. The Gallipoli Campaign

The Gallipoli Campaign The Gallipoli Campaign began in early 1915, set off to open up the straits known as the Dardanelle's so that communication and supplies could be easily exchanged with Russia. ... The Gallipoli Campaign was credited as a failure in design, discrediting all amphibious operations for the rest of the war, instead of a failure in execution that it obviously was. ... Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, later claimed that 3 divisions could have claimed Gallipoli in February while 7 was insufficient in April (Caxtan's History of the World, 1984). ....

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