Gallipoli: The Untold Stories (2005)
Genre : War, Documentary, History
Runtime : 0M
Director : Bill Leimbach
Synopsis
This program provides, through 1st hand accounts & contemporary films & photographs, a rare insight into what really happened. Together with meticulously researched stories, it provides a unique analysis of the Gallipoli campaign, including never-seen before interviews with the last 10 Gallipoli Anzacs, rare film footage showing the beach & trenches at Gallipoli.
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