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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 Sinai and Palestine Campaign's 1917 Battle of Beersheeba. 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).
Original Release
09/10/1987
US Release
04/08/1988
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Phelps | Dave Mitchell |
Nick Waters | Lighthorse Sargeant / Lighthorse Sergeant |
John Larking | Stationmaster / Station Master |
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 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Phelps | Dave Mitchell |
Nick Waters | Lighthorse Sargeant / Lighthorse Sergeant |
John Larking | Stationmaster / Station Master |
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 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Antony I. Ginnane | Executive Producer |
Simon Wincer | Producer |
Ian Jones | Producer |
Jan Bladier | Producer |
David Lee | Producer |