Gallipoli, mateship, and the construction of Australian national identity. (In Quest of Self-identity) From: Journal of Popular Film and Television | Date: March 22, 1993| Author: Haltof, Mark | COPYRIGHT 1993 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Director Peter Weir's film 'Gallipoli' is based on historical fact, the 1915 Gallipoli campaign in World War I. It also deals with the director's pet motif, that of individuals facing alien happenings in a hostile environment. The battle of Gallipoli is an important event in the mythology and history of Australia. The comradeship the battle produced between the individuals who participated in it as well as the surrounding landscape in which it was fought on are two of the most important eleme...

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