Gallipoli brought into focus, without so much as one camera

By Paul Byrnes
Updated May 1 2016 - 10:13am, first published April 24 2016 - 12:15am
Terror of war: troops approach the beach landing in Saving Private Ryan.  Photo: AP/Dreamworks
Terror of war: troops approach the beach landing in Saving Private Ryan. Photo: AP/Dreamworks
Graphic: All Quiet on the Western Front shocked audiences.
Graphic: All Quiet on the Western Front shocked audiences.
Budget constraints: Lee Marvin in The Big Red One. Photo: Supplied
Budget constraints: Lee Marvin in The Big Red One. Photo: Supplied

One hundred and one years after the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli, we still don't know what the landing looked like. There is no actuality, because there were no cameramen. The brass forbade correspondents to go ashore with the first wave of troops.

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