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Gallipoli

1981 · DVD · Film

Directed by Peter Weir

Starring Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr

#6 War, What Is It Good For? top 10#4 Aussie Aussie Aussie top 10
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What did Peter Weir do on his 1976 trip to Gallipoli that sparked the film?

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Walked the old trenches. Weir walked the largely unchanged battlefield and picked up shrapnel, buttons and other things the soldiers left behind.

Which South Australian town's coastline stood in for Anzac Cove?

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Port Lincoln. The landing and beach scenes were shot at Port Lincoln with help from the local community, about 4,000 extras over the shoot.

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