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The Lighthorsemen

The Lighthorsemen (1987)★ 6.8/10

PG · AU · 131 min · September 10, 1987

  • Drama
  • History
  • War

Directed by: Simon Wincer

Written by: Ian Jones

In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.

Directed by

Simon Wincer

Written by

Ian Jones

Cast & crew

Peter PhelpsDaveNick WatersLighthorse Sgt.John LarkingStation MasterJack HeywoodDave's DadDi O'ConnorDave's MumShane BriantReichertRalph CotterillVon KressensteinBill KerrChauvelGrant PiroCharlieTony BonnerBourchierSerge LazareffRankinGary SweetFrankJohn WaltonTasTim McKenzieChillerJon BlakeScottyMatthew RandellBritish Sgt.Peter DouglasCockney Lance Corp.Patrick FrostSgt. Ted SeagerAdrian WrightLawsonJim WilloughbyFarrier Sgt.Iain StruttArmourer Sgt.Sigrid ThorntonAnneAnne Scott-PendleburySisterKingsley MacDonaldBuglerBrenton WhittlePadreAnthony AndrewsMeinertzhagenAnthony HawkinsAllenbyDavid SadlerDying TurkMichael KitschkeTrooper at RuinsJohn KellyBritish MajorGerard KennedyIsmet BeyJon SidneyGrantGraham DowHodgsonJames WrightFitzgeraldGary StalkerCorp. NobbyStephen CrockettChauvel's AideTony MackAllenby's Sigs OfficerScott BradleyLt. Frank BurtonBill StaceyGerman Artillery OfficerDavid BracksTurkish Range FinderSimon PalomaresTurkish OfficerMark PrettiAmbulance DriverRobert SimperGerman Trench OfficerSteve BastoniTurkish Demolition SoldierJason DunnTrooper in Demolition RoomPeter MerrillYoung German OfficerPeter BrowneArchTerry BrittinghamAmbulance OfficerAshley Cooper'A' TrooperBrendan Egan'A' TrooperSteve Harrison'A' TrooperLou Horvath'A' TrooperAdrian Ireland'A' TrooperWilliam Kerr'A' TrooperKevin May'A' TrooperTom Mudge'A' TrooperRicky Noble'A' TrooperTom O'Brien'A' TrooperVic O'Neal'A' TrooperJohnny Raaen'A' TrooperLeo Scanders'A' TrooperBarry Stephan'A' TrooperRichard Stevens'A' TrooperMilton Stevens'A' TrooperTamas Szegedi'A' TrooperFarah MakDaughter (uncredited)