A legendary war movie is airing on TV today

Holding a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the war film is unavailable to rent or stream, so now is the time to watch or record the movie.

The story follows several young men from Australia who enlist in the Australian Army during World War I. They are first sent to train in Egypt, before being assigned to the Gallipoli peninsula (modern-day Turkey) as infantry soldiers.

There, they take part in the Gallipoli campaign, including the infamous Battle of the Nek.

"Archy (Mark Lee) and Frank (a pre-Hollywood Mel Gibson) are two young Australian sprinters who want to join the army to fulfil their sense of duty," the plot synopsis states.

"Turned down because they are too young, the pair hop a freight train to Perth, where they are allowed to join up. They board a troop ship headed to Cairo and, after training in the shadows of the Great Pyramids, the boys are finally sent to the front line, where their speed makes them candidates for messengers in one of the war's bloodiest battles."

Watch the trailer for Gallipoli right here:

Gallipoli has been widely acclaimed for telling an intimate, fictional story about two ordinary friends who become embroiled in tragic real-life history. Through this approach, the characters end up serving as a stand-in for the many young Australian men who served and suffered during WWI.

A box office hit, the movie is also part of cinema history as it helped further launch the careers of director Peter Weir and star Mel Gibson, who both went on to become huge names in Hollywood.

Gallipoli is airing on TV today on the channel Legend at 2.45pm. It's currently not available to stream or rent, so be sure to record the film.