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1 online resource (streaming video file) (55 min.) ; 312838367 bytes |
| Summary |
Five broadcasters from across the globe are unite to tell the tragic story of Gallipoli - from all sides.The program follows the campaign as it unfolded, from its beginnings at the War Council of London, through to the ensuing naval attack and the landings and to its end, many months later, when Allied troops silently withdrew in the dead of the Turkish winter.First-hand accounts tell viewers what Gallipoli looked, felt and smelled like, and remarkable 3D archival images bring these scenes to life. Animated maps illustrate the forbidding terrain the soldiers faced, and illuminate the strategies behind the conflict.Irish, Australian and Turkish historians visit Gallipoli as it is today, giving expert accounts from the very ground on which the battles took place.The presenters are the Australian War Memorial's principal historian Dr Peter Stanley, Turkish filmmaker Savas Karakas - the grandson of a Gallipoli veteran - and prominent Irish historian Professor Keith Jeffery.Melbourne-based December Films has spearheaded the project, producing it in association with ABC TV, Turkish Radio and Television, TVNZ (New Zealand), S4C, S4C International (Wales) and RTE (Ireland).The director is award-winning Wain Fimeri, whose credits include the critically-acclaimed television feature, Pozieres, and Love Letters From A War.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Revealing Gallipoli is a December Films production, produced in association with ABC TV. Developed with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria. Produced with the assistance of S4C, Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Victoria. The director is Wain Fimeri. The producer is Tony Wright. The executive producer is Stephen Amezdroz. The executive producer ABC TV is Head of Documentaries Stuart Menzies |
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Broadcast 2009-11-08 at 14:00:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: PG |
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Military campaigns.
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Personal narratives.
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World War (1914-1918)
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Fimeri, Wain, director
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