| The Spirit of Gallipoli | |
| Director: | Keith Gategood William Green |
| Producer: | Keith Gategood William Green |
| Starring: | Keith Gategood |
| Cinematography: | Jack Fletcher |
| Distributor: | Fox Film Corporation |
| Runtime: | 5,000 feet |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | Silent |
The Spirit of Gallipoli is a 1928 silent Australian film. Originally running at 5,000 feet length only 1,554 feet survive.[1]
A rebellious young man, Billy Austin, is conscripted into the Australian Army. Initially an unwilling soldier, he eventually becomes a good one, and dreams of serving with the ANZACs at Gallipoli. He eventually leaves the army, gets married and settles down on a farm.
The film was made by two young army trainees of the 55th Battalion with a cast of amateurs in early 1928. It was a propaganda piece to promote the role of the army in peacetime. Army co-operation meant enabled several scenes to be shot at Liverpool camp.
The footage of the Gallipoli dream sequence is taken from the silent movie The Hero of the Dardanelles (1915).[2]
Commercial reception appears to have been limited.[1]