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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 57 min. 39 sec.) ; 695128938 bytes |
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Told through the diaries and letters of British, New Zealand, Australian and Turkish soldiers, Gallipoli simultaneously captures the historic events from the perspective of all sides.On April 25, 1915 an allied army made up of soldiers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India and France landed to capture Gallipoli. Turkish soldiers aided by their German allies dug in to defend their homeland. For nine months, opposing armies attacked and counter-attacked each other in a fierce struggle that challenged not only the soldiers' endurance but also their humanity. They battled with each other, with disease, with the harsh climate and terrain, and with the horrors of warfare. Despite their hardships, the soldiers hung on with unprecedented dignity, courage and tenacity. In the end more than 120,000 soldiers lost their lives. The campaign affected Turkey, Australia and New Zealand profoundly. A new national consciousness began to rise on the shores of Gallipoli. For Australia and New Zealand it became their first major trial. For the Turks, it announced the emergence of Mustafa Kemal and the path to a new country and national identity.Gallipoli is the outcome of a six year effort. Research was conducted in more than 70 archives in the UK, Germany, France, Russia, Australia, Austria, New Zealand and Turkey, and more than 16 international historians were consulted to make the film as historically rich as possible. Writer and director Tolga Omek says of making the film, "Reading the diaries and letters of these soldiers was a life changing experience... The film became a tribute to them and to their courage and self-sacrifice."Gallipoli is narrated by Sam Neill and Jeremy Irons. (From Turkey, in English) (Documentary) |
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Broadcast 2011-04-24 at 21:35:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Life change events.
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Military campaigns.
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Soldiers -- Conduct of life.
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Soldiers -- Diaries.
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World War (1914-1918)
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Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula.
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Streaming video
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Ergin, Zafer, cast
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Goritsas, Demetri, cast
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Irons, Jeremy, host
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Neill, Sam, cast
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Ornek, Tolga, director
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Steel, Nigel, contributor
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