Gallipoli (1981)

Director: Peter Weir

Writer: David Williamson

Cast: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Heath Harris, Ron Graham, Gerda Nicolson, Bill Hunter, John Morris

Synopsis: Gallipoli is Australian director Peter Weir's story of how the irresistible lure of adventure and the unknown, combined with national pride, bring two young men (Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) together in the Australian army in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli.

The echoes of history blend with the friends' compelling destiny as they become part of a legendary World War 1 confrontation between Australia and the German allied Turks: Gallipoli, a battle that is to Australians what the Alamo is to Americans.