Parental Guidance Recommended
Parental guidance is recommended for younger viewers.
NOTE: Contains violence
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This film is quite obviously a low budget one but the true story of the Wellington Regiment at Gallipolli is a must see. The story is well told and the acting is excellent; so are the sets considering the low budget they must have had. Not exactly a Hollywood blockbuster but all in all a good buy for those interested in military history, especially that of New Zealand.
A regiment of New Zealanders, new to warfare, shellshocked and exhausted, are ordered by their British Generals to take Chunuk Bair. For three days they battle their way to the ridge above. Sgt Major Frank South is a worldly-wise loner. Col Connolly commanding the regiment, falls foul of his superiors by refusing to submit his men to obvious slaughter but, blinded by his vision of glory and devotion to honour, he pushes up the ridge to take the high ground. Outnumbered by the Turks they find themselves cut off and without supplies. Courage, determination and humour keep them fighting until what was to be their salvation becomes their final nightmare.
Special Features:
Award Winning New Zealand Short, Falling Sparrows.
Media studies kit featuring the “Making of Chunuk Bair” documentary and
other educational resources.
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