The Lighthorsemen

The Lighthorsemen

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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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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

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Release dateSep 10 1987

Runtime2 hours 11 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesFGH, Film Victoria, International Film Management, Picture Show, RKO Pictures, The Australian Film Commission

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