Chunuk Bair - 1991

Chunuk Bair - 1991 Avalon/NFU studios & Daybreak Pictures - 110 min. DVD UPC # 9421016370122 Cast: Robert Powell, Kevin J. Wilson, Jed Brophy, John Leigh, Murran Keane, Richard Hanna, Stephen Ure, Peter Kaa, Darryl Beattie, Tim Bray. Screenplay: Grant Hindin-Miller from a play by Maurice Shadbolt; Production Design: Kevin Leonard Jones; Director of Photography: Warrick Attewell; Editor: Paul Sutorious; Music: Stephen Bell-Booth; Producer: L Grant Bradley; Director: Dale G. Bradley. August 1915 - A Wellington regiment, tired and sick from prolonged duty, is ordered to take Chunuk Bair, a hill in Gallipoli, Turkey. They take the hill after a lot of bloody fighting and despite promised British support failing to arrive. When they get up there there seems to be little else to do but come back down. The New Zealanders sustained huge loses in this pointless operation, including their commanding officer, when a British navy ship fires on the summit. Censor Rating: PG - Review rating: C+

AVAILABILITY OF VHS OR DVD COPIES

The R4 DVD is selling for about $25nz. The DVD also includes a 12 min. short, 'Falling Sparrows', and a 48 minute "Making Of" documentary of Chunuk Bair. Also within the "Bonus Features" section, there is a 44 min. "Media Studies" section that contains the original trailer, title sequence, Danny Mulheron's audition, rough cut edit, 4 rushes and a fine cut edit, with soundtrack. No known source for R1 ntsc copies. R2 DVDs are available for about 20Eur. It is presented in its original 1.33:1 format, with 2.0 dolby digital.