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Chunuk Bair

Chunuk Bair
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Chunuk Bair
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Feature film Chunuk Bair dramatises an ill-fated Kiwi offensive during World War l. On 8 August 1915, the Wellington Battalion seized Chunuk Bair, a pivotal peak in the Gallipoli Peninsula. Nominated for NZ Film Awards for Best Film and the work of first-time director Dale Bradley, Chunuk Bair is an intimate portrait of a group of Kiwi soldiers on the ground, while their inept British commanders are largely off-screen. The excerpt features Colonel Connolly (Kevin J Wilson) motivating his troo...

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Video
Date created
1991
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/chunuk-bair-1991
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speech / machine gun / patriotism / nationalism / rugby / pacifism / heroism / wainuiomata / first world war / world war one / anzac day / turks / turkish / massacre / slaughter / national identity / nationhood / war / malone / gallipoli / ww1 / wwi / world war 1 / chunuk bair / maurice shadbolt / avalon / once on chunuk bair

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