Gallipoli: History in the Depths

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War Documentary hosted by David Ritchie, published by SBS in 1999 - English narration

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"I ordered the men to land on the shore - but it was nothing short of murder. In a very short time, the first barge was full of dead and wounded. Blood was everywhere. I never knew the smell of blood was so strong..." - Midshipman G. L. Drewry, VC "I am not ordering you to attack. I am ordering you to die." - Lt. Col. Mustafa Kemal, Hill 261 In late 1914, the British and French navy was assigned the task of attacking the Turkish capital of Constantinople. There was only one obstruction - the defensive hill forts and sea mines of the Dardanelles... For months, Allied battleships fought bloody duels with the big guns of the Turkish forts, while the enemy light artillery took a lethal toll of the smaller minesweepers. After the disastrous losses of 15 March 1915, which included the battleship Irresistible, it became clear that seapower alone could not crack the Turkish defences. A land assault would have to be launched. The landings - and the months of bitter trench warfare which followed, would go down in military history as one of the most horrific campaigns ever fought... Featuring rare stills and film footage, GALLIPOLI - HISTORY IN THE DEPTHS recounts both the naval and land campaigns. Using first hand accounts by British, Anzac and Turkish soldiers and sailors, it brings the events of those terrible months in 1915 vividly to life, while modern day footage explores the surviving fortifications and the wrecks littering the sea bed. Divers explore the remain of HMS Irresistible and the British battleships Triumph and Majestic, as well as landing barges, supply ships and the Turkish battleship Mesudiye - rusting memorials to one of the most bitterly fought campaigns of the Great War. Broadcasted in Turkey by Cine 5, Show TV, NTV, Kanal 6, TV8 and CNNTurk, the international version was first released on Australian SBS TV titled "As It Happened - Gallipoli: History in the Depths." The documentary was ranked among the top 50 most watched programs on all programs broadcast on SBS TV in 2001. Research & Executive Producer: Savas Karakas ; Directed by Sehbal Senyurt ; B1R-TV 1999, English Version SBS Australia 2001

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 2 118 Kbps
Video Resolution: 720x552
Display Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 57 min 37 s
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 952 MB
Source: DVD
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