Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well.
@FredDude27 I remember a quote from a Turkish officer saying after the Turks had made ten thousand of their men charge into machine guns, with expected results. "Even the most savage must weep, and the most gentle must feel savage."
This scene is just so sad. I Wish the field officer just said F#@% you to the colonel. So what if he was court marsheld for it. He would have saved hundreds of lives . . . . . . .
Horrible what happened they shouldve never left the trench cant believe that general if he was going he wouldnt order it this movie points out the sadness of war and how people can be so horrible but i suppose it was his job :/
Lieutenant-Colonel John ' Bull ' Antill should have faced a court-martial for ordering the 3rd charge at 'the neck'. After the first 2 waves had been decimated it must have been obvious to any rational officer that a 3rd stood no chance of succeeding. He was Australian so we can't blame the British for this debacle.
The courage of these men leaves me awe struck ! They new they were facing certain death, i would have been 'crapping my pants'.
This is for everyone who blames the British. I'm Australian with British heritage. While Australians were being sent to their deaths remember that British troops were as well but on a much larger scale. Lest we forget all the brave commonwealth soldiers who died in the line of duty.
we are shoulder to shoulder on those frontlines brothers and together we are united we will not stop fighting and our last drop of blood has fallen to the surface... we will fight for freedom and peace
The high command involved in this particularly sad episode were actually Australian.
the Turks had attacked the nek en masse at night before and had been slaughtered.
The idea was there would be the NZers attacking the turks from the rear when the charges were made. This condition obviously didnt exist and high command knew this so the attacks were futile.
the artillery barrage DID stop 7 minutes before schedule. the high commander of this was Major-general Alexander John Godley.
After destroying most of his army in stupid futile attacks with no imaginatiion at all he was naturally promoted but then suffered a " breakdown" and retired from the scene. Any single one of his surviving troops claiming that would have been executed for cowardice.
PS he was the commander at Helles the southernmost tip of the peninsula and the troops were mostly british.
General Hunter Weston famously said "Casualties? What do I care about casualties?"
His plan lets call it "A"was always an attack by infantry against massed enemy machine guns.
When that totally failed he repeated it a few days later.
When that failed as well he naturally repeated the same plan again.
He was going to do the same plan again till all his subordinate generals etc more or less mutinied against him and pointed out a 4th time would leave them no army.
@zenoist2 Well said. At a time when a commission could be bought in the Forces. Here we see the result of the "Officer Class" War. The failure of politicians to come to a negotiated settlement.
Keep in mind, the Turks used the same attack strategies, suffering losses just as bad, if not worse. After one particular Turkish attack, the bodies carpeted the ground so that it was impossible to walk without stepping on the bodies. I can't imagine the men doing the shooting were having a good time either. This isn't like MW3, those weren't just pixels on a screen, they were sons, husbands and fathers down the ironsights.
Brave men, facing the end on their feet, with courage. I go to A Squadron, 10th Light Horse in January. Very proud to be able to follow in their footsteps.
This is my favourite film scene of them all. Extremely moving, and an indication of the futility and cost of war. Archie the character played superbly well by Mark Lee, is not carrying his rifle in the final moments... its very appropriate and a deafening message... 'because he is not going to get close to needing it'.... R.I.P The glorious Dead. We remember you, and always will.
The Turks were defending their homeland, and we were the invaders. If the Turks had invaded Australia we would have fought them as hard as they fought us. The only good thing to come out of this mess was that the largely honourable behaviour of the troops on both sides has led not to a residue of hatred but instead has helped build a bridge of understanding between our two peoples. This is a most rare and unusual outcome and I think Ataturk's famous quote had a lot to do with it. Never again!
To each belligerent, every war has its justification. People would agree that the ANZAC was fighting for the Allied cause. Some people would also agree that the Ottomans were simply defending their homeland. This is the ultimate truth about wars. War is the ugliest aspect of human nature. To losses on both sides, may they find eternal peace...
Ohh how funny you still live in the early 1900's Nimrod, And so funny your all fleeing your country and arriving by the boat load here in australia. Never the less your all welcome just leave your attitude back there in Turkey...hahahahaha
@ADZ01982 Yes they did want to be there, but on a foreign side. Of course they didn't care what side they were on. But they still died fighting for the UK commonwealth. The UK commonwealth to me is still a british army, with foreign soldiers.
@mythirlmaiden Sadly in WW1 there was not any other options of attack that full on human wave attacks to capture enemy posistions. The Navy let down the Galliopli campaign because they failed to weaken enemy defences before troops landed and when the first wave of troops landed on the deserted beaches and cliff they failed to push in land and allowed time for the Turks to deploy troops and create fortifications which led to bloody stalemate.
Can you imagine the Survivor's Guilt Mel Gibson's character would have had to live with his whole life, because he wasn't fast enough to stop them from going over the top? That's what gets me about this whole scene.
@conor845 yes the ottoman empire ended but the republic of Turkey was born and the leader Ataturk threw back the allies or else Turkey would of been under British rule anyway ataturk then changed everything by westernizing it so really it became better.
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soul of a friendly country, therefore rest in peace. There is no differences between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You, the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Vale Bill Hunter - Major Barton - What a bloody fine Australian you were, as Aussie as Uluru, the Simpson Desert and Kingswoods. You were one of ours, not some carbon-copy from Hollywood. Never to be forgotten mate.
it was the last gentlemens war.As i live there i always hear stories about. throwing cigarettes and food cans to each others bulwark. Turks always refused to use the chemical gases that germans gave. carrying the injured soldiers to their bulwark. Very polite prisoner behaving (both sides). As so Australians are always welcomed here. Our grandparents lie here in each others arms
Peace from Turkey to all my Australian & Newzealand brothers!! War is a very sad thing, but we will always remember our great grandfathers courage, honor and pride!!! May they all rest in peace...
@TheFuture2050 Racism clouds fact. Easy to say that the Turks were evil for killing the Anzacs. What is hardly known is how the Turks and Australians/New Zealanders were good friends, and exchanged gifts at Christmas. Many Turks have been documented to be seen crying at their machine guns after shooting the waves at the Nek. I couldn't agree with you more, you are a great example of the ongoing mateship shown at that place.
@KazesDemons I must say your comment 'moved me'. I have read many accounts of the charge of 'the nek'. The best was from a New Zealand war correspondent who was viewing from a nearby hill. He stated "it was as though the Australians legs turned to string the moment they emerged from their trenches" The Turkish machine gun fire must have been devastating.
There is no animosity in Australia towards the Turks, only respect. They were defending their homeland.
@ShowYourWorking By the way population of Australia back then was around 1 million so 200,000 men o 1 million people died British population back then 30-40 million yeh see now.
@moodyme97 My God! "To keep us all safe"!?!?!? Are you kidding me!? It was a pointless war and those amazing young men were sacrificed like lambs to the slaughter NOT to keep ANYONE safe, but to line the pockets of imperialists and stroke the egos of our "leaders". They were brave and Australia should be proud of them. But, we should all be ashamed at the price we keep making soldiers pay for the enrichment of the few.
All wars are pointless, if anyone should know that it would be you.
those men believed they were fighting for their country, and they were.
It was the british fault what happened at Gallipoli, the british were greedy witch is what drove the turks to join the nazi's.
the Australians were just cannon fodder, not to say the were insignificant, they were extremely brave to out there, but then a gain they didn't have a choice.
@suggadaddy1996 Yeah Archy portrays a Private named Wilfred Harper that took part in this battle. He was last seen running as fast as he could, without his gun towards the enemy trench...
fucking, poms made us western australians and aussies as one do all this fucking shit get your little poofter soldiers do it. cold blooded murder, bloody well of cleaned there acts up in WW2!
it was run or get shot by your mates you had to charge
turkey however fought with about as much respect as is possible in a war the troops lost on both sides whether ANZAC British or Turkey are all heroes for the sacrifice which they made
@Drongoismm-no fear? are you sure? i doubt that very much. If a soldier in that trench at that exact moment said he wasn't scared, i'd call him a bloody liar.
a great, but sad film, with a poignant final scene showing the utter pointlessness of the entire campaign's tactics, from a naive British establishment.
everyone loved Winston Churchill for his efforts during WW2. people seem to gloss over the fact that he was responsible for the botched Gallipoli campaign.
and yet without his fuck ups we wouldn't have shown the world how tough Australians and New Zealanders can be.
i think the first world war was the most wasteful of human lives in history. stupid morons at british high command insisting artillery bombardments followed by frontal infantry assaults was the only way to break trench warfare. it wasn't until general monash (an australian) got to command the AIF that any real progress was made.
@cypriot1965 Wow, I had a lot of respect for Mr. Ataturk. I'm not Turkish, but I read a lot about Turkish history, and the way he modernized Turkey still amazes me; I think he's one of the most fascinating men in history. I never knew about this quote. I'm not surprised he would say something like that.
Man, you are so lucky to have dodged the parent company so far...I posted the whole film about 2 years ago and got severely slapped on the wrist! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OYE OYE OYE
Australian terms of enlistment in the Great War was as a volunteer, they volunteered. Consequently death by execution for cowardice was not their motivation. We did not execute deserters,it makes the charges by the Light Horse ( I think they charged 4 times) at the "The Nek" even more mystifying.
ok am yu have all these guys charging over the trenches thats a big bit in the movie,,,,,and in saving private ryan the start is the big part,,if you know wat i mean :P
Why did they do it? They did it because they were ordered to. Had they not they would have been shot by their officers as cowards, they were in no win situation. For me this scene, above any other in any war movie, shows the futility of war. They knew it was pointless but still they went. Can I also add that the choice of music is absolutely spot on, it really encapsulates the emotion of the moment.
I don't get it.. they saw everybody was getting shot down and they still tried to run across? What would be the point of 1 man reaching the other side? what would he have done on his own?
@BozokinUnitedKingdom I think that you are looking at this the wrong way. Every nation in the war was abused by its leaders. Thousands of British soldiers were sent to their death by cowards and idiots, who had never even seen the battle fields. Every soldier who fought in that war should be respected, even those who were shot at dawn for (false) cowadice. But `men` like general Haig should have been charged for war crimes and shot in the head.
does anyone here think on the other side of the situation?
they killed our men, yes.
but we killed theirs, on their soil.
not to say that i don't feel sad or any emotion towards so many men that had their lives taken away by the ignorance.
like just on friday history teacher was saying how evil the turks were, i spoke out against him and he simply told me to shu-upt, i told him to and, i got a detention.
@betheperson1 You see things very clearly. In case my comment was taken the wrong way(it would be my poor writing not anyone else's fault): I respect all soldiers who fought in the great war. No nation was in the right, but the soldiers and casualties of all those nations are collectively the best examples of humanity. It wasn't a fight against tyranny or any other plight worthy of sending soldiers into combat, the First World war should never have happened.
"hose heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives.. you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now living in our bosom and are in peace. Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well"
I always wondered how Aussies and Kiwis felt about being used in this war to support us British or our imperial ambitions in this region of the world. Is there anger in Australia and NZ because this men were used in such a hopeless battle and theather? I want some opinions from Aussies and Kiwis, thanks.
@12Aggiefan To be honest, we feel let down. Us Aussies were used as dools and so were the Kiwi's and I'm sure they feel the same over there in NZ. When this movie came out, the Brti's didn't want it to be released and rasied controversy over it
My parents are from Afghanistan and I was born here, I'm very proud to call my self Australian as I have never been this emotional before, Rest In Peace the ANZACS, as you guys protected us from enemies, I thank,respect and absoultely love all of you. May you all Rest In Peace. I honestly feel like crying. Rest in Peace brothers, Rest In Peace.
@SANCHEZisTheGREATEST im also afghan (except i was 10 months old when i came to australia), but yeh i agree with you, almost cried when i watched this in class
WHY do we fight one another? Wish there was something in human nature that could angle all our guns at the top and grab every politician by the throat and say " no more you bitch". I can only fantasise...
While the film is not entirely historical it is the saddest, most poignant outcry against the stupidity of the "Great War" ever. I am surprised that it has not been ranked up there with "All Quiet" and other anti-war films. And yes, Alllied and Central soldiers both died needlessly, heroically. As in "All Quiet", "if it weren't for the war, we could be brothers". RIP Great War Soldiers
i'm a 13 year old aussie boy and i hadn't seen this yet, but its so moving to see what they did for us. Including the Turkish, they fought hard as well.
I'm from Turkey Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives.. you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now living in our bosom and are in peace. Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well
@MrTonymontona I have the greatest admiration for Mehmecik. Without an accountable or competent government (Enver Pasa was an idiot), he kept Western invaders from defiling his homeland. My great-grandfather was one of those invaders. He landed at Cape Helles. I'm only sorry he spent so much time in hospital, or else he'd have been in Dublin at Easter of the next year, kicking ass.
@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
@MrTonymontona I saw this when I visited Gallipoli back in 1997. Cried in broad daylight like a little girl. Mustupha Kemal was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century, not just because of his military & political achievements but because of his character. If Australian soldiers have to be beaten (& I'm not sure they should, obviously) then I'm glad it's by a man enshrined in history.
@MrTonymontona the last war in which there was any dignity between combatants. although the whole thing seemed pointless and gave rise to further bloodshed in the second world war, it at least gave rise to the foundations of the UN. at the least some small good has come from such disaster.
happiest ending in the history of film.
MUSICALGUNNUT45 4 days ago
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well.
/Ataturk
FredDude27 4 days ago
@FredDude27 I remember a quote from a Turkish officer saying after the Turks had made ten thousand of their men charge into machine guns, with expected results. "Even the most savage must weep, and the most gentle must feel savage."
RochecousteML 2 days ago
both sides lost many young people....
Theturkishlegend1453 1 week ago
The greatest anti-British movie of all time!
JohnnyBlake95 1 week ago
This scene is just so sad. I Wish the field officer just said F#@% you to the colonel. So what if he was court marsheld for it. He would have saved hundreds of lives . . . . . . .
dfasdfsadify 2 weeks ago
Horrible what happened they shouldve never left the trench cant believe that general if he was going he wouldnt order it this movie points out the sadness of war and how people can be so horrible but i suppose it was his job :/
MrMiller997 2 weeks ago
Lieutenant-Colonel John ' Bull ' Antill should have faced a court-martial for ordering the 3rd charge at 'the neck'. After the first 2 waves had been decimated it must have been obvious to any rational officer that a 3rd stood no chance of succeeding. He was Australian so we can't blame the British for this debacle.
The courage of these men leaves me awe struck ! They new they were facing certain death, i would have been 'crapping my pants'.
May they be remembered for eternity.
2004DAZZA 3 weeks ago
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Quatorzel4 3 weeks ago
there is and ol saying
"may allah grant me honorable enemies" ""Allah düşmanın bile şereflisini versin"
clearly, god listened to their words.
kespec 1 month ago
This is for everyone who blames the British. I'm Australian with British heritage. While Australians were being sent to their deaths remember that British troops were as well but on a much larger scale. Lest we forget all the brave commonwealth soldiers who died in the line of duty.
GameBros45 1 month ago
the irish suffered 25000 men in this battle for a beach ....
codcelticman 1 month ago
The fucking Australian commander is a retard. He let 30,000 men die for what? 10 meters of ground. If only I could give him my word know.
98finno 1 month ago
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Quatorzel4 3 weeks ago
we are shoulder to shoulder on those frontlines brothers and together we are united we will not stop fighting and our last drop of blood has fallen to the surface... we will fight for freedom and peace
jakekm1 1 month ago
@jakekm1 gallipoli was a wrong place if u wanted to fight for freedom and peace. turks were already free and in peace
metesunshine 1 month ago
please stay in your country , dont listen english governement
duyfao 2 months ago
The high command involved in this particularly sad episode were actually Australian.
the Turks had attacked the nek en masse at night before and had been slaughtered.
The idea was there would be the NZers attacking the turks from the rear when the charges were made. This condition obviously didnt exist and high command knew this so the attacks were futile.
the artillery barrage DID stop 7 minutes before schedule. the high commander of this was Major-general Alexander John Godley.
zenoist2 2 months ago
After destroying most of his army in stupid futile attacks with no imaginatiion at all he was naturally promoted but then suffered a " breakdown" and retired from the scene. Any single one of his surviving troops claiming that would have been executed for cowardice.
PS he was the commander at Helles the southernmost tip of the peninsula and the troops were mostly british.
zenoist2 2 months ago
General Hunter Weston famously said "Casualties? What do I care about casualties?"
His plan lets call it "A"was always an attack by infantry against massed enemy machine guns.
When that totally failed he repeated it a few days later.
When that failed as well he naturally repeated the same plan again.
He was going to do the same plan again till all his subordinate generals etc more or less mutinied against him and pointed out a 4th time would leave them no army.
zenoist2 2 months ago
@zenoist2 Well said. At a time when a commission could be bought in the Forces. Here we see the result of the "Officer Class" War. The failure of politicians to come to a negotiated settlement.
jimthecrim 2 months ago
@zenoist2 The butcher of Helles
bobgladstone 1 month ago
I am Irish, I lost my great grand uncle in the Dardenelles on my Mothers side & three great grand uncles in the Somme.
The Aussie officer was right here, it was sheer murder on behalf of their own "leaders"
gespb32 2 months ago
Fucking disgraceful waste of life. Fuck the British High Command.
Jospehporta 2 months ago
srsly how was this way effective at all? they were fkn slaughtered
ramone712 2 months ago
Keep in mind, the Turks used the same attack strategies, suffering losses just as bad, if not worse. After one particular Turkish attack, the bodies carpeted the ground so that it was impossible to walk without stepping on the bodies. I can't imagine the men doing the shooting were having a good time either. This isn't like MW3, those weren't just pixels on a screen, they were sons, husbands and fathers down the ironsights.
RDarkhill 3 months ago
Brave men, facing the end on their feet, with courage. I go to A Squadron, 10th Light Horse in January. Very proud to be able to follow in their footsteps.
Y2KillerSPOOBLY 3 months ago 3
Yeahhhhhhhhhhh ! Good bye Anzacs
acemvari1 3 months ago
Winston Churchill was responsible for the death of thousands of ANZACs in the disasterous Gallipolli campaign.
bigcolsf 3 months ago
Armastice Day 2011...
This is my favourite film scene of them all. Extremely moving, and an indication of the futility and cost of war. Archie the character played superbly well by Mark Lee, is not carrying his rifle in the final moments... its very appropriate and a deafening message... 'because he is not going to get close to needing it'.... R.I.P The glorious Dead. We remember you, and always will.
BlueRamFan 3 months ago
The Turks were defending their homeland, and we were the invaders. If the Turks had invaded Australia we would have fought them as hard as they fought us. The only good thing to come out of this mess was that the largely honourable behaviour of the troops on both sides has led not to a residue of hatred but instead has helped build a bridge of understanding between our two peoples. This is a most rare and unusual outcome and I think Ataturk's famous quote had a lot to do with it. Never again!
Biggus63 3 months ago
To each belligerent, every war has its justification. People would agree that the ANZAC was fighting for the Allied cause. Some people would also agree that the Ottomans were simply defending their homeland. This is the ultimate truth about wars. War is the ugliest aspect of human nature. To losses on both sides, may they find eternal peace...
4rcher91 3 months ago
@Extrapower2010
Ohh how funny you still live in the early 1900's Nimrod, And so funny your all fleeing your country and arriving by the boat load here in australia. Never the less your all welcome just leave your attitude back there in Turkey...hahahahaha
portadelaide 4 months ago
@Extrapower2010 , AUSTRALIANS, learn to speak well enough and politely an we might show you how to use GOOGLE as a great source of War info, Jerk
portadelaide 4 months ago
@Extrapower2010
The ‘accepted official estimate’ provided by the Australian War Memorial is 8709,minus Kiwis
portadelaide 4 months ago
@Oisin34 and you're wrong. they fight for the commonwealth, for the "common wealth" of all the member nations.
not to mention in the battle this movie was based off of the charges were actually to support a kiwi assault, not a british landing.
Koramei 4 months ago
Foreigners died for England.... what a waist.
Oisin34 4 months ago
@Oisin34 It was a world war idiot ! Australians Canadians Kiwis volunteered to fight for UK.
ADZ01982 4 months ago
@ADZ01982 That still means there foreigners dipfuck. There not from England.
Oisin34 4 months ago
@Oisin34 You are still missing the point. They volunteered to fight for the UK commonwealth not for England. They WANTED to be there.
ADZ01982 4 months ago
@ADZ01982 Yes they did want to be there, but on a foreign side. Of course they didn't care what side they were on. But they still died fighting for the UK commonwealth. The UK commonwealth to me is still a british army, with foreign soldiers.
Oisin34 4 months ago
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watched this movie at school for history. damn brilliant
hevvymetal2410 5 months ago
I wonder are those stupid generals aware that there wasting their own soldiers pointlessly? What idiots...
mythirlmaiden 5 months ago
@mythirlmaiden Sadly in WW1 there was not any other options of attack that full on human wave attacks to capture enemy posistions. The Navy let down the Galliopli campaign because they failed to weaken enemy defences before troops landed and when the first wave of troops landed on the deserted beaches and cliff they failed to push in land and allowed time for the Turks to deploy troops and create fortifications which led to bloody stalemate.
ADZ01982 4 months ago
this is a shit tragic movie, i dont recommend it to anybody unless you want a decent piece of graphic representation about the great war
VitalMusic217 6 months ago
Guys please. is this teh battle og the Nek. i need to know for an essay. pLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
willoz2 6 months ago
Archie: You of all people should be going.
Frank: Why me of all people?
Archie: Because you're an athlete.
Frank: Ha, what's that got to do with it?
Archie: I've got mates who'd be lucky to run the hundred in twelve and they're gonna do their bit. So why shouldn't you?
Frank: Because it's not our bloody war.
Archie: What do you mean, not our war?
Frank: It's an English war, it's got nothing to do with us.
JohnnyBlake95 6 months ago
Can you imagine the Survivor's Guilt Mel Gibson's character would have had to live with his whole life, because he wasn't fast enough to stop them from going over the top? That's what gets me about this whole scene.
feliciab2 6 months ago
i like the movie but i dont understand why they end it when he dies...
rulexrem 6 months ago
everytime i watch this i absolutely bawl
gemmi1994 6 months ago
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The greatest Anti-British film of all time and maybe the only one that has a clear statement that there's no scum like an English scum!
JohnnyBlake95 7 months ago
ottomans got pwned in the end :P
conor845 8 months ago
@conor845 Wat no they didn't
sharingenunleashed 8 months ago
@sharingenunleashed not at gallipoli, but after the allies were victorious and the ottoman empire ended.
conor845 7 months ago
@conor845 yes the ottoman empire ended but the republic of Turkey was born and the leader Ataturk threw back the allies or else Turkey would of been under British rule anyway ataturk then changed everything by westernizing it so really it became better.
sharingenunleashed 7 months ago
@sharingenunleashed better, but much smaller
conor845 7 months ago
@conor845 yewr pretty much but they still kept all the great historical places and istanbul
sharingenunleashed 7 months ago
First saw this movie in high school. Never saw it again. Same with Grave of the Fireflies.
Movies like those two you don't need to see twice to be haunted for a lifetime.
Justanotherconsumer 8 months ago
Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soul of a friendly country, therefore rest in peace. There is no differences between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You, the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
emrekorkutor 8 months ago 7
This shows how australia and new zealand defended both australia and new zealand so that we could be free countries today
TheCheater2000 9 months ago
Greatest Australian film of all time
shawthingfilms 9 months ago 4
That just proves that old commanders dont give a shit about people lives, only thier own life, and thier paycheck
MrShizking 9 months ago 3
this scene this movie always makes me cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ILYJONAS1000 9 months ago
AS FAST AS A LEOPARD
simsek03 9 months ago
Vale Bill Hunter - Major Barton - What a bloody fine Australian you were, as Aussie as Uluru, the Simpson Desert and Kingswoods. You were one of ours, not some carbon-copy from Hollywood. Never to be forgotten mate.
Imamummy2 9 months ago
Sooo sad!
Lilstonator 9 months ago 2
it was the last gentlemens war.As i live there i always hear stories about. throwing cigarettes and food cans to each others bulwark. Turks always refused to use the chemical gases that germans gave. carrying the injured soldiers to their bulwark. Very polite prisoner behaving (both sides). As so Australians are always welcomed here. Our grandparents lie here in each others arms
alpgg 10 months ago 5
To all sons and daughters of ANZAC and Dominion serving soldiers. Keep up the good fight!
theliberator1 10 months ago
Peace from Turkey to all my Australian & Newzealand brothers!! War is a very sad thing, but we will always remember our great grandfathers courage, honor and pride!!! May they all rest in peace...
TheFuture2050 10 months ago 80
@TheFuture2050 Racism clouds fact. Easy to say that the Turks were evil for killing the Anzacs. What is hardly known is how the Turks and Australians/New Zealanders were good friends, and exchanged gifts at Christmas. Many Turks have been documented to be seen crying at their machine guns after shooting the waves at the Nek. I couldn't agree with you more, you are a great example of the ongoing mateship shown at that place.
KazesDemons 7 months ago 30
@KazesDemons Not to mention the Armenians
47Akguy 7 months ago
@47Akguy The same happened in the West. The Brits, Americans, Germans, and Austrians would lay down their arms and have a Christmas party.
Jabbabob 7 months ago
@KazesDemons but it was the UK , ANZAC , France and Newfoundland that tried to capture Istanbul ? The capital of the Ottoman Empire ?
43Biggiesmalls 4 months ago
@KazesDemons How is it even possible to say that the Turks were evil for killing the Anzacs?
TheAbsoluTurk 3 months ago
@KazesDemons I must say your comment 'moved me'. I have read many accounts of the charge of 'the nek'. The best was from a New Zealand war correspondent who was viewing from a nearby hill. He stated "it was as though the Australians legs turned to string the moment they emerged from their trenches" The Turkish machine gun fire must have been devastating.
There is no animosity in Australia towards the Turks, only respect. They were defending their homeland.
Lest we forget !
2004DAZZA 3 weeks ago
Best song and best movie ever
betthisnottaken 10 months ago
@ShowYourWorking By the way population of Australia back then was around 1 million so 200,000 men o 1 million people died British population back then 30-40 million yeh see now.
satojinnthehero 11 months ago
@satojinnthehero
Actually it was about 4.5 million compared to the British 45.4 million.
2.19% of the British population died during WW1,
1.38% of the Australian population and 1.64% of the New Zealand population.
HardcoreClassics 3 months ago
Lee Enfield = Win.
TaZ101SAGA 11 months ago
@ShowYourWorking 60,000 australian soldiers we're killed by just charging, 200,000 soldiers killed overall.
satojinnthehero 11 months ago
@satojinnthehero omg, thats horrible.. D:
MelbShuffleForLife 11 months ago
Australia is an awesome country...
We have so many things, many amazing people, god bless these young men for what they endured to keep us all safe-
"Remember who you are!"
moodyme97 11 months ago
@moodyme97 My God! "To keep us all safe"!?!?!? Are you kidding me!? It was a pointless war and those amazing young men were sacrificed like lambs to the slaughter NOT to keep ANYONE safe, but to line the pockets of imperialists and stroke the egos of our "leaders". They were brave and Australia should be proud of them. But, we should all be ashamed at the price we keep making soldiers pay for the enrichment of the few.
jhardyt 11 months ago
@jhardyt
All wars are pointless, if anyone should know that it would be you.
those men believed they were fighting for their country, and they were.
It was the british fault what happened at Gallipoli, the british were greedy witch is what drove the turks to join the nazi's.
the Australians were just cannon fodder, not to say the were insignificant, they were extremely brave to out there, but then a gain they didn't have a choice.
soldiers pay for the lives of their country.
betheperson1 11 months ago
@betheperson1 i wasnt aware the nazis allied with the ottomans in ww1 lol
jletts2 11 months ago
@jletts2
Oh, sorry, haha
i meant the germans.
betheperson1 11 months ago
Australian and very proud!
moodyme97 1 year ago
didnt this happen in real life, one of the two olympiads died during world war I?
suggadaddy1996 1 year ago
@suggadaddy1996 Yeah Archy portrays a Private named Wilfred Harper that took part in this battle. He was last seen running as fast as he could, without his gun towards the enemy trench...
moodyme97 11 months ago
to the fallen in world war I may they never be forgotten
suggadaddy1996 1 year ago
fucking, poms made us western australians and aussies as one do all this fucking shit get your little poofter soldiers do it. cold blooded murder, bloody well of cleaned there acts up in WW2!
satojinnthehero 1 year ago
it was run or get shot by your mates you had to charge
turkey however fought with about as much respect as is possible in a war the troops lost on both sides whether ANZAC British or Turkey are all heroes for the sacrifice which they made
birdfly43 1 year ago
Such a quick but effecting ending. The sad thing though is that Archie was a really likable character.
Greentoolify 1 year ago
@Drongoismm-no fear? are you sure? i doubt that very much. If a soldier in that trench at that exact moment said he wasn't scared, i'd call him a bloody liar.
a great, but sad film, with a poignant final scene showing the utter pointlessness of the entire campaign's tactics, from a naive British establishment.
73SwissTony 1 year ago
everyone loved Winston Churchill for his efforts during WW2. people seem to gloss over the fact that he was responsible for the botched Gallipoli campaign.
and yet without his fuck ups we wouldn't have shown the world how tough Australians and New Zealanders can be.
theliberator1 1 year ago
Remember seeing the memorial in Kings Park a few years back - an eternal memorial to courage but also the utter waste of war
ZenonOne 1 year ago
"Remember who you are, you're the 10th light horse, men from Western Australia"
ZenonOne 1 year ago
i think the first world war was the most wasteful of human lives in history. stupid morons at british high command insisting artillery bombardments followed by frontal infantry assaults was the only way to break trench warfare. it wasn't until general monash (an australian) got to command the AIF that any real progress was made.
bappabuiebappabuie1 1 year ago
lest we forget.......
TIGERBITE24 1 year ago
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The end of this film is very sad!!!one of the best film I have ever seen !
cotynita 1 year ago
@cypriot1965 Wow, I had a lot of respect for Mr. Ataturk. I'm not Turkish, but I read a lot about Turkish history, and the way he modernized Turkey still amazes me; I think he's one of the most fascinating men in history. I never knew about this quote. I'm not surprised he would say something like that.
thecartoonhero87 1 year ago
Man, you are so lucky to have dodged the parent company so far...I posted the whole film about 2 years ago and got severely slapped on the wrist! AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OYE OYE OYE
20thcenturyfilmdocs 1 year ago
Australian terms of enlistment in the Great War was as a volunteer, they volunteered. Consequently death by execution for cowardice was not their motivation. We did not execute deserters,it makes the charges by the Light Horse ( I think they charged 4 times) at the "The Nek" even more mystifying.
carnex333 1 year ago
What are your legs? Spring. Steel springs
What are they gonna do? They're going to hurl me down the track.
How fast can you run? As fast as a leopard.
How fast Are you gonna run? As fast as a leopard!
Then let's see you do it!
egkwarrior152 1 year ago 26
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What are your legs? Spring. Steel springs
What are they gonna do? They're going to hurl me down the track.
How fast can you run? As fast as a leopard.
How fast Are you gonna run? As fast as a leopard!
Then let's see you do it!
egkwarrior152 1 year ago
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egkwarrior152 1 year ago
What are your legs? Spring. Steel springs
What are they gonna do? They're going to hurl me down the track.
How fast can you run? As fast as a leopard.
How fast Are you gonna run? As fast as a leopard!
Then let's see you do it!
arri2004 1 year ago
I salute you brave men, if it wasnt for them
anzaclegend11 1 year ago
ok am yu have all these guys charging over the trenches thats a big bit in the movie,,,,,and in saving private ryan the start is the big part,,if you know wat i mean :P
96JackF 1 year ago
@96JackF Not everyting is the same
anzaclegend11 1 year ago
"They're not going to make us go are they?"
"No, there's no point."
:(
Klentir 1 year ago 2
Absoloutley Brill Love Ending !
96JackF 1 year ago
Why did they do it? They did it because they were ordered to. Had they not they would have been shot by their officers as cowards, they were in no win situation. For me this scene, above any other in any war movie, shows the futility of war. They knew it was pointless but still they went. Can I also add that the choice of music is absolutely spot on, it really encapsulates the emotion of the moment.
TravellingGull 1 year ago
I don't get it.. they saw everybody was getting shot down and they still tried to run across? What would be the point of 1 man reaching the other side? what would he have done on his own?
ygtmtfm 1 year ago
How fast ARE ya' gonna run? fast as a leopard . . .
sidDkid87 1 year ago
stupidest war ever. :(
realgraff16 1 year ago
@realgraff16 aren't they all, really?
sidDkid87 1 year ago
@BozokinUnitedKingdom I think that you are looking at this the wrong way. Every nation in the war was abused by its leaders. Thousands of British soldiers were sent to their death by cowards and idiots, who had never even seen the battle fields. Every soldier who fought in that war should be respected, even those who were shot at dawn for (false) cowadice. But `men` like general Haig should have been charged for war crimes and shot in the head.
EbsNhexz 1 year ago 3
@EbsNhexz
does anyone here think on the other side of the situation?
they killed our men, yes.
but we killed theirs, on their soil.
not to say that i don't feel sad or any emotion towards so many men that had their lives taken away by the ignorance.
like just on friday history teacher was saying how evil the turks were, i spoke out against him and he simply told me to shu-upt, i told him to and, i got a detention.
don't you just love the world works?
betheperson1 11 months ago
@betheperson1 You see things very clearly. In case my comment was taken the wrong way(it would be my poor writing not anyone else's fault): I respect all soldiers who fought in the great war. No nation was in the right, but the soldiers and casualties of all those nations are collectively the best examples of humanity. It wasn't a fight against tyranny or any other plight worthy of sending soldiers into combat, the First World war should never have happened.
EbsNhexz 11 months ago
"hose heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives.. you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now living in our bosom and are in peace. Having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well"
Atatürk, 1934 :'(
TheHysse 1 year ago
Imagine a war were ONLY so-called leaders would fight...what a sight that would be!
msudreaming 1 year ago
I always wondered how Aussies and Kiwis felt about being used in this war to support us British or our imperial ambitions in this region of the world. Is there anger in Australia and NZ because this men were used in such a hopeless battle and theather? I want some opinions from Aussies and Kiwis, thanks.
12Aggiefan 1 year ago
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SANCHEZisTheGREATEST 1 year ago
@12Aggiefan To be honest, we feel let down. Us Aussies were used as dools and so were the Kiwi's and I'm sure they feel the same over there in NZ. When this movie came out, the Brti's didn't want it to be released and rasied controversy over it
SANCHEZisTheGREATEST 1 year ago
My parents are from Afghanistan and I was born here, I'm very proud to call my self Australian as I have never been this emotional before, Rest In Peace the ANZACS, as you guys protected us from enemies, I thank,respect and absoultely love all of you. May you all Rest In Peace. I honestly feel like crying. Rest in Peace brothers, Rest In Peace.
SANCHEZisTheGREATEST 1 year ago
@SANCHEZisTheGREATEST im also afghan (except i was 10 months old when i came to australia), but yeh i agree with you, almost cried when i watched this in class
random4606 1 year ago
@SANCHEZisTheGREATEST who were the enemies?
the real anzac aenemies were the brits!
iSlash96 1 year ago
@iSlash96 BLOODY BRITTS WERE ENEMY OF THE HALF WORLD!!!
dylanfloyd777 1 year ago
WHY do we fight one another? Wish there was something in human nature that could angle all our guns at the top and grab every politician by the throat and say " no more you bitch". I can only fantasise...
Noodles37UK 1 year ago
marker flags have been seen
flyinblueyes7 1 year ago
While the film is not entirely historical it is the saddest, most poignant outcry against the stupidity of the "Great War" ever. I am surprised that it has not been ranked up there with "All Quiet" and other anti-war films. And yes, Alllied and Central soldiers both died needlessly, heroically. As in "All Quiet", "if it weren't for the war, we could be brothers". RIP Great War Soldiers
skysoxwiz 1 year ago
Can anyone else remember two opposing sides who fought with so much respect for each other?
AngryPandai 1 year ago
The war. such a waste on both sides. Such a waste
MattPorterrz16 1 year ago
i'm a 13 year old aussie boy and i hadn't seen this yet, but its so moving to see what they did for us. Including the Turkish, they fought hard as well.
preciousssperson 1 year ago
MrTonymontona 1 year ago 93
@MrTonymontona Beautiful words--so sad but so true. I am moved-
Embosan 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona : well written.
sealpt 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona : well written.
sealpt 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona I have the greatest admiration for Mehmecik. Without an accountable or competent government (Enver Pasa was an idiot), he kept Western invaders from defiling his homeland. My great-grandfather was one of those invaders. He landed at Cape Helles. I'm only sorry he spent so much time in hospital, or else he'd have been in Dublin at Easter of the next year, kicking ass.
moogamax 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona Wow...that seriously almost brought tears to my eyes. Amen to what you just said, brother.
HufflepuffTheGreat 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona
well wrritten! cokh gäzal
solysoly89 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
pfrizzle101 1 year ago
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@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
pfrizzle101 1 year ago
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@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
pfrizzle101 1 year ago
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@MrTonymontona god bless you.. i had the very fortunate opportunity to visit turkye when i was staioned in Iraq and i loved every minute of it. very beautiful countryside and nice people
pfrizzle101 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona Well said and thank you.
TravellingGull 1 year ago 2
@MrTonymontona ehm, thats the words of Kemal / Ataturk, not Yours :) But I totally agree with You.
Roadhunter82 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona
KOPYA ÇEKME OĞLUM
ghostboi8883 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona I saw this when I visited Gallipoli back in 1997. Cried in broad daylight like a little girl. Mustupha Kemal was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century, not just because of his military & political achievements but because of his character. If Australian soldiers have to be beaten (& I'm not sure they should, obviously) then I'm glad it's by a man enshrined in history.
morningchaps 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona You are a great man sir.
RollandB 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona
wow, that's an extremely beautiful thing to say
thecartoonhero87 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona
By God, Tony. I'm not even Australian but that makes me wanna cry manly tears of pride. You're awesome.
FlowerPax 1 year ago
@MrTonymontona That's so beautiful what you said.
vonstreckerz 10 months ago
@MrTonymontona the last war in which there was any dignity between combatants. although the whole thing seemed pointless and gave rise to further bloodshed in the second world war, it at least gave rise to the foundations of the UN. at the least some small good has come from such disaster.
theliberator1 10 months ago 3
was a good lesson :D (Turkey)
mafya3162 1 year ago
thats western australian for you, no fear, just pride and honor
Drongoismm 1 year ago 22
@Drongoismm That's ALL of Australia for you. At least in those times.
Muff0 1 year ago
@Muff0 bro, its called then western front for a reason
Drongoismm 1 year ago
@Drongoismm Haha, touche.
Muff0 1 year ago
@Muff0 two shay, but thats the correct spelling...touche'
Drongoismm 1 year ago
@Drongoismm
Just Australians in general.
Jesse4Jezza 1 year ago
@Drongoismm umm, literally every guy was scared..
GameGuru2004 10 months ago
@GameGuru2004 no they where crying because of what their parents will do without them...
turkanator123 10 months ago
@turkanator123 doesnt seem that way to me. they were scared to die, which is understandable.
GameGuru2004 9 months ago
and to think there was another wave sent after these men,i wonder what they where thinking befor they went, god be with them
bnoogal 1 year ago
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StudioWooo7 1 year ago
@StudioWooo7 they were ordered to unload their weapons before they went over the top.
blackbobby 1 year ago
Splendid upload. All the best.
parksy010101 1 year ago