The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian feature film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in the Battle of Beersheeba (Oct. 31, 1917). The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people.
It follows in the wake of other Australian New Wave war films such as Breaker Morant (1980), Gallipoli (1981), and the 5-part TV series Anzacs (1985). Recurring themes of these films include the A...
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The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian feature film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in the Battle of Beersheeba (Oct. 31, 1917). The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people.
It follows in the wake of other Australian New Wave war films such as Breaker Morant (1980), Gallipoli (1981), and the 5-part TV series Anzacs (1985). Recurring themes of these films include the Australian identity, such as mateship and larrikinism, the loss of innocence in war, and also the continued coming of age of the Australian nation and its soldiers (the ANZAC spirit).
Palestine, 1917: The British (and Commonwealth Dominion forces) advance in the Middle East has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The British high command orders an attack on Gaza. Four Australians, Frank (Gary Sweet), Scotty (Jon Blake) an Irish-Australian, Chiller (Tom McKenzie) and Tas (John Walton) are a part of the 4th Light...
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