Gallipoli

Gallipoli

From a place you never heard of...a story you'll never forget.

PG 1981 · 112 min · ★ 7.1 · War, History, Drama

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Directed by Peter Weir · Written by Peter Weir

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