The Lighthorsemen
They did what they were told... They didn't know it was impossible!
1987 en 131 minutes
Rating: 6.074
Plot
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?
Trailer
Cast
Peter Phelps
Dave Mitchell
Nick Waters
Lighthorse Sargeant
John Larking
Stationmaster
Jack Heywood
Dave's Dad
Di O'Connor
Dave's Mum
Shane Briant
Reichert
Ralph Cotterill
Gen. Friedrich von Kressenstein
Bill Kerr
Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel
Grant Piro
Charlie
Tony Bonner
Col. Murray Bourchier
Serge Lazareff
Rankin
Gary Sweet
Frank
John Walton
Tas
Tim McKenzie
Chiller
Jon Blake
Scotty
Matthew Randell
British Sergeant
Peter Douglas
Cockney Lance Corporal
Patrick Frost
Sgt. Ted Seager
Adrian Wright
Lawson
Jim Willoughby
Farrier Sergeant
Iain Strutt
Armourer Sergeant
Sigrid Thornton
Anne
Anne Scott-Pendlebury
Sister
Kingsley MacDonald
Bugler
Brenton Whittle
Padre
Anthony Andrews
Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen
Anthony Hawkins
Allenby
David Sadler
Dying Turk
Michael Kitschke
Trooper at Ruins
John Kelly
British Major
Gerard Kennedy
Ismet Bey
Jon Sidney
Grant
Graham Dow
Hodgson
James Wright
Gary Stalker
Cpl. Nobby
Stephen Crockett
Chauvel's Aide
Tony Mack
Allenby's Sigs Officer
Scott Bradley
Lt. Frank Burton
Bill Stacey
German Artillery Officer
David Bracks
Turkish Range Finder
Simon Palomares
Turkish Officer
Mark Pretti
Ambulance Driver
Robert Simper
German Trench Officer
Steve Bastoni
Turkish Demolition Soldier
Peter Merrill
Young German Officer
Peter Browne
Arch
Terry Brittingham
Ambulance Officer
Ashley Cooper
'A' Trooper
Jason Dunn
Trooper In Demolition Room
Brendan Egan
'A' Trooper
Steve Harrison
'A' Trooper
Lou Horvath
'A' Trooper
Adrian Ireland
'A' Trooper
William Kerr
'A' Trooper
Kevin May
'A' Trooper
Tom Mudge
'A' Trooper
Ricky Noble
'A' Trooper
Tom O'Brien
'A' Trooper
Vic O'Neal
'A' Trooper
Johnny Raaen
'A' Trooper
Leo Scanders
'A' Trooper
Barry Stephan
'A' Trooper
Richard Stevens
'A' Trooper
Milton Stevens
'A' Trooper
Tamas Szegedi
'A' Trooper
Farah Mak
Daughter (uncredited)
