What is Gallipoli (1981 movie)?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = Gallipoli | image = | caption = Movie poster | border = yes | director = [[Peter Weir]] | producer = [[Patricia Lovell]] | screenplay = [[David Williamson]] | story = [[Peter Weir]] | starring = [[Mel Gibson]]<br />[[Mark Lee (actor)|Mark Lee]]<br />[[Bill Kerr]] | music = [[Brian May (composer)|Brian May]] | cinematography = [[Russell Boyd]] | editing = [[William M. Anderson]] | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] (US)<br />Roadshow (Australia) | released = {{Film date|1981|8|13|df=y}} | runtime = 110 minutes | country = Australia | language = English | budget = 2.6 million | gross = }} '''''Gallipoli''''' is a 1981 [[Australia]]n movie. It is directed by [[Peter Weir]] and stars [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Mark Lee (actor)|Mark Lee]]. It is about several young men from rural [[Western Australia]] who join the [[Australian Army]] during the [[First World War]]. They are sent to the peninsula of Gallipoli in the [[Ottoman Empire]]. They take part in the [[Gallipoli Campaign]]. Over time the young men lose their innocence about the purpose of war. The climax of the movie occurs on the [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corps|Anzac]] battlefield at [[Gallipoli]]. It shows the futile attack at the [[Battle of the Nek]] on 7 August 1915. ''Gallipoli'' is a faithful portrayal of life in Australia in the 1910s. It captures the ideals and character of the Australians who joined up to fight, as well as the conditions they endured on the battlefield. It does, however, change events for dramatic purposes. It has a number of significant historical inaccuracies. The many running scenes in the movie are set to [[Jean Michel Jarre]]'s ''[[Oxygène]]''. ''Gallipoli'' was successful at the box office earning $11,740,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/film/dbase/2002/gallipoli2.htm |title=Gallipoli – 1981 |author=School of Media Communication