Gallipoli - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Gallipoli"

Gallipoli (1981)

Timing: 1:52 (112 min)

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All about film

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Actors and characters

Gallipoli - Trailer

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Filming took place primarily in South Australia (including the Gallipoli scenes filmed on the coast), as well as in Egypt (scenes at the pyramids and in the bazaar).
The filmmakers placed an advertisement seeking 400 men confident in the saddle to participate in the filming. They only managed to recruit 200 such men. The remaining 200 riders were women disguised in men's clothing.
Director Peter Weir was inspired to create this film by visiting the site where the Battle of Gallipoli took place during World War I. Initially, he and screenwriter David Williamson intended to tell the story of the campaign from all sides, but eventually decided to focus on a small group of characters and convey the tragedy of what happened through them.
It took the filmmakers three years to find funding. Active searching for funding sources began after the Australian government refused to sponsor the filming, stating that the film was “not commercial”.

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