Chunuk Bair (1992)

Directed by

Dale G. Bradley

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1915 during World War I, a New Zealand regiment assaults and holds a Turkish hill at Gallipoli. The film follows two soldiers with opposing views on the battle.

historicalsombergrittyrestrainedbroodingintimateausterepatriotic

What happens

Chunuk Bair is a 1992 New Zealand film based on the play Once on Chunuk Bair (1982) by Maurice Shadbolt. Set in 1915, the film tells of the Wellington Regiment, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force present at Gallipoli during World War I. On 8 August 1915, the Regiment took and held Chunuk Bair, one of the Turkish hills. Chunuk Bair was produced by Daybreak Pictures in association with Avalon and the National Film Unit. It was released to roughly coincide with Anzac Day, the national day of Remembrance in New Zealand and Australia. The central characters are Frank South (Robert Powell) and Colonel William Connolly (Kevin Wilson) who have differing opinions about the battle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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