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Apr 19, 2023 · The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian war film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in Sinai and Palestine campaign's 1917 Battle of Beersheeba.
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May 22, 2022 · A number of Australian light horse units are still in existence today. - The Battle of Beersheba (Turkish: Birüssebi Muharebesi, German: Schlacht von Birüssebi) [Note 1] was fought on 31...
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Jul 15, 2021 · #ww1 The Lighthorsemen 1987 World War I Australian Horsemen fight the Germans and the Turks, ending in a charge at Beersheba.Rent or own The Lighthorsemen: h...
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Apr 8, 1988 · The Lighthorsemen: Directed by Simon Wincer. With Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, John Larking, Jack Heywood. 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.
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The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian war 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.
In a desperate attempt to aid the Allies' cause 800 young Australian horsemen set off against gunfire and insurmountable odds in a last ditch attempt to save the attacking British soldiers from imminent annihilation by the Turco-German Army.
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- Umbrella Entertainment
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The Lighthorsemen. Roger Ebert May 06, 1988. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. If “The Lighthorsemen” had been an American film, it would have been shot 40 years ago and directed by John Ford, and it would have starred Henry Fonda, James Stewart or John Wayne.