The Lighthorsemen
They did what they were told... They didn't know it was impossible!
1987-09-10 | 131 minutes
Plot Summary
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?
Cast
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Peter PhelpsDave Mitchell
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Nick WatersLighthorse Sargeant
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Shane BriantReichert
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Ralph CotterillGen. Friedrich von Kressenstein
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Bill KerrGen. Sir Harry Chauvel
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Grant PiroCharlie
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Tony BonnerCol. Murray Bourchier
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Serge LazareffRankin
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Gary SweetFrank
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John WaltonTas
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Tim McKenzieChiller
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Jon BlakeScotty
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Patrick FrostSgt. Ted Seager
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Adrian WrightLawson
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