Harold Hopkins
1) Gallipoli
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Two young men (Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) are brought 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. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the **Golden Globes**. Official Selection at the **Venice Film Festival**. "*Weir's work has a delicacy, gentleness, even wispiness that would seem not well suited to...
Publisher
Umbrella Entertainment
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Tells the remarkable true story of Australia's involvement in one of the greatest raids in wartime history. Comprised of volunteers of all branches of the Allied Forces, Z Special Forces was a secret operations unit of the Australian Army during World War II and came under the direct command of General Douglas MacArthur. In an amazing display of courage and determination, Z Special carried out 284 undercover missions in the south-west Pacific...
3) Gallipoli
Author
Language
English
Description
Gallipoli is Australian director Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) 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'...