The Lighthorsemen (1987)

Name: The Lighthorsemen
Rating: 3.6

3.6 of 5 from 46 ratings

2h 11min

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Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse...Lighthorseman Frank is wounded in a skirmish with Bedouin. He is replaced by a young soldier, Dave, who proves to be a crack shot, but reluctant to fire at the enemy. Dave proves himself during a German biplane attack. Recuperating in hospital, he meets a sympathetic nurse, Anne...The regiment is called upon for a bold flanking attack on Beersheba.
But how do you convince the Turks the main attack will come at Gaza? And how do you attack across a desert without water?
Actors:: Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, John Larking, John Heywood, Di O'Connor, Shane Briant, Ralph Cotterill, Bill Kerr, Grant Piro, Tony Bonner, Serge Lazareff, Gary Sweet, John Walton, Tim McKenzie, Jon Blake, Matthew Randell, Peter Douglas, Patrick Frost, Adrian Wright, Jim Willoughby
Directors:: Simon Wincer
Aka:: The Light Horsemen
Studio:: Videofilm Express
Genres:: Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
Collections:: Cinema and the First World War
Countries:: Australia