Mel Gibson acted in a lead role in the film Gallipoli.
Director Peter Weir cast him as one of the leads in the critically acclaimed World War I drama Gallipoli -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , which earned Gibson a Best Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute .	Peter Weir	Peter Weir	World War I	World War I	Gallipoli	Gallipoli (1981 film)	Australian Film Institute	Australian Film Institute
