- Chunuk Bair (film)
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Chunuk Bair Directed by Dale G. Bradley Produced by Grant Bradley
David Arnell
Grant BradleyWritten by Grant Hinden-Miller Starring Robert Powell Music by Stephen Bell-Booth Cinematography Warrick Attewell Editing by Paul Sutorius Release date(s) 
1992Running time 110 min. Country New Zealand Language English Chunuk Bair is a 1992 New Zealand film based on the play Once on Chunuk Bair (1982) by Maurice Shadbolt.
Set in 1915, the film tells of the Wellington Regiment, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force present at Gallipoli during World War I. On 8 August 1915, the Regiment took and held Chunuk Bair, one of the Turkish hills.
Chunuk Bair was produced by Daybreak Pictures in association with Avalon and the National Film Unit. It was released to roughly coincide with ANZAC Day, the national day of Remembrance in New Zealand.
Cast and crew
- Sgt Maj Frank Smith - Robert Powell
- Connolly - Kevin J. Wilson
- Porky - John Leigh
- Smiler - Murray Keane
- Bassett - Danny Mulheron
- Lt Harkness - Richard Hanna
- Johnston - Lewis Rowe
- Hamilton - Norman Forsey
- Scruffy - Darryl Beattie
- Mac - John Wraight
- Otaki George - Peter Kaa
- Holy - Stephen Ure
- Lofty - Tim Bray
- Nobby - Donald Holder
- Producer: Grant Bradley
- Exec Producers: Grant Bradley, David Arnell
- Director: Dale G Bradley
- Writer: Grant Hinden-Miller, adapted from the play by Maurice Shadbolt
External links
- Chunuk Bair at the Internet Movie Database
- Chunuk Bair at AllRovi
Categories:- 1992 films
- 1990s drama films
- English-language films
- New Zealand films
- World War I films set in the Middle East
- Films set in 1915
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