Gallipoli 2005 TR/EN DVD5 PAL - iCMAL [TGx]
The Allied invasion of and campaign in Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War 1.
Director: Tolga Örnek
Writer: Tolga Örnek
Stars: Sam Neill, Zafer Ergin, Demetri Goritsas
If you are able to bear the oppressively grim nature of this documentary, you will get probably the best account of the stupid and wasteful Gallipoli offensive of WWI. The Mel Gibson film "Gallipoli" is also quite good but never really captures the level of wretchedness and waste you get in this Jeremy Iron-narrated documentary. But, I am warning you....if you are depressed the picture will only make it worse, as the battle was so long, wasteful and oppressive!
To make the film, they used a lot of film footage and photos from the battle--much like you'd see in many of the Ken Burns documentaries. And, like the Burns films (such as "The Civil War") you learn about the impact on the men involved by hearing their letters begin read. All in all, a great tribute to a lot of brave men...foolishly wasted in a hair-brained battle doomed to failure.
By the way, I generally use captions when I watch films. I am slightly hard of hearing but have used them for years since I have a deaf family member. I mention this because there is a problem with the captioning. First, it doesn't exactly match what's being said--it's more a summary. Second, the captions OFTEN came before the narration actually occurred. Both make it tough to watch this one if you can hear....so you might want to turn off the captions.
Format : DVD Video
Format profile : Program
File size : 72.0 KiB
Duration : 1 h 58 min
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 83 b/s
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Format version : Version 2
Duration : 1 h 58 min
Bit rate mode : Variable
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate : 25.000 FPS
Standard : PAL
Compression mode : Lossy
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Duration : 1 h 58 min
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Menu
Duration : 1 h 58 min
00:00:00.000 : Chapter 1
00:02:42.760 : Chapter 2
00:10:35.960 : Chapter 3
00:17:25.200 : Chapter 4
00:39:00.520 : Chapter 5
00:57:08.880 : Chapter 6
01:10:22.920 : Chapter 7
01:23:24.480 : Chapter 8
01:37:38.320 : Chapter 9
01:53:13.280 : Chapter 10
01:58:04.480 : Chapter 11
List (Audio) : 0 / 1
