A true epic of triumph, courage and adventure the lighthorsemen focuses on a fourman section of the australian light horse regiment and climaxes with the last great cavalry charge in history. Among the ranks of australias most memorable and distinctive war movies, the lighthorsemen cant be classified in the company of peter weirs. The legends of the light horse were formulated by the deeds of the various mounted infantry units in the boer war and, in particular, those in world war one. The film is based on a true story an maist o the chairacters in the film war based on real fowk.
Find where to watch the lighthorsemen in australia. Apr 25, 2009 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. It won afi awards in 1988 for best original music score mario millo and sound lloyd carrick, craig carter, peter burgess, james currie, phil heywood and peter d wood and was nominated for cinematography. The film tells about the men of the australian light horse who were involved in the 1917 battle of beersheeba. Charge of beersheba lighthorsemen australian classic. 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. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the lighthorsemen with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Lighthorsemen, the internet movie firearms database. The lighthorsemen 1987 pg 2h 11min drama, war 8 april 1988 usa 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. Mar 04, 2016 the lighthorsemen soundtrack cd details and availability.
The veterans do not easily accept the new recruit in their section, until he wins their respect by saving their horses when a plane. Lighthorsemen dvd featuring jon blake anzacs peter phelps lantana gary sweet house husbands, the tracker bill kerr gallipoli gerard kennedy against the wind anthony andrews brideshead revisited and sigrid thornton the man from snowy river, underbelly and epically framed by academy awardwinning cinematographer dean semler the. The novel was based upon a screenplay by peter bogdanovich and mcmurtry, intended to star john wayne, james stewart and henry fonda, but the film was never. Four horsemen is a 2012 british documentary film directed by ross ashcroft. Several pieces of footage from the film were reused for the episode palestine 1917 of the young indiana jones chronicles rereleased on video and dvd under the title daredevils of the desert, which. The british campaign in palestine is stalemated the turcogerman army holds a formidable line from gaza on the coast to beersheeba in the forbidding drylands between sinai. It is a fourpart adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by larry mcmurtry and is the first installment in the lonesome dove series. Lonesome dove is an american epic western adventure television miniseries directed by simon wincer. It follaes ither australian new wave war films sic as breaker morant 1980, gallipoli 1981, an the 5pairt tv series. Region 4 lc2 the lighthorsemen, australia dvd, region 4 lc2. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration.
The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian world war i film directed by simon wincer. Wwi drama from the director of free willy about the australian light horse unit involved in sinai and palestine campaigns 1917 battle of beersheeba when the british forces are bogged down in front of the turkish and german lines in palestine they rely on the. With peter phelps, nick waters, john larking, john heywood. The lighthorsemen battle of beersheba part 3 securing the wells duration. Peter phelps, sigrid thornton, gary sweet, bill kerr. Dragons domain records ddr608 country united states format cd release date 24feb2016 limited edition of copies. 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. The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian featur film anent the men o a warld war i licht horse unit involved in the 1917 battle o beersheeba durin the sinai an palestine campaign.
The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian war film about the men of a world war i light horse unit. The lighthorsemen soundtrack 1987 the moviemusic store. Because of its release date, the lighthorsemen had to hang around until the 1988 afi awards, and by then the film had failed at the box office, the momentum. The twilight zone season 2 official trailer hd jordan peele. The film won an afi award in 1988 for best original music score and another for best. While the kids are making plans for his birthday, deoksun slips away for a snack. Official theatrical movie poster for the lighthorsemen 1987. High resolution official movie posters for the lighthorsemen 1988 directed by simon wincer. Michael biehn joins the cast of second season of the mandalorian. The lighthorsemen 1988 upcoming movies movie database.
In 1988, she was awarded the medal of the order of australia for her services to literature, as well as an honorary doctorate of letters from charts sturt university in 1993. The quality is one partthe story content and how its presented is another. Sep 22, 2015 vhs trailer for the 1987 historical adventure the lighthorsemen, directed by simon wincer. Four gallant men of the australian light horse regiment are thrust into the last great cavalry charge when the british campaign. Jan 01, 2009 among the ranks of australias most memorable and distinctive war movies, the lighthorsemen cant be classified in the company of peter weirs gallipoli, bruce beresfords breaker morant. The lighthorsemen news, posters, trailers, images, cast and plot. Four gallant men of the australian light horse regiment are thrust into the last great cavalry charge when the british campaign in palestine. It follows in the wake of other australian new wave war films such. It has the same kind of feeling and energy as fords historical westerns, which glorified the u. The lighthorsemen 1987 is the story of an australian light horse division at the end of the palestine and sinai campaigns during the latter years of the great war.
The story of the lighthorsemen tells the tale of mounted infantry used during wwi. The lighthorsemen where to watch streaming and online. The video transfer does not do justice at all to the outstanding photography of dean semler and is in fact quite poor. Wwi drama from the director of free willy about the australian light horse unit involved in sinai and palestine campaigns 1917 battle of beersheeba 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. The lighthorsemen was released in australian cinemas on 10 september 1987. The standards of comradeship, bravery and military professionalism displayed in both mounted and dismounted action during the campaigns in sinai and palestine. Lighthorsemen dvd featuring jon blake anzacs peter phelps lantana gary sweet house husbands, the tracker bill kerr gallipoli gerard kennedy against the wind anthony andrews brideshead revisited and sigrid thornton the man from snowy river, underbelly and epically framed by academy awardwinning cinematographer dean semler the lighthorsmen is a. The british advance has been stopped by the turkish line running from gaza to beersheba. It criticises the war on terror, which it maintains is not fought to eliminate alqaeda and other militant organizations, but to create larger. This episode, which aired in 1993, likewise focuses on the battle of beersheeba. Wwi drama from the director of free willy about the australian light horse unit involved in sinai and palestine campaigns 1917 battle of beersheeba. Pg, 2 h 11 min peter phelps, nick waters, john larking, john heywood director. The film criticises the system of fractional reserve banking, debtbased economy and political lobbying by banks, which it regards as a serious threat to western civilisation. The lighthorsemen 1987 world war i australian cavalrymen jon blake, peter phelps fight the germans and the turks, ending in a charge at beersheba.
Elyne mitchell wrote the novelization based on the screenplay. Get it by mon, 18 may thu, 4 jun from melbourne, victoria. The lighthorsemen soundtrack cd details and availability. It takes place during world war i, in the deserts of the middle east, where an australian light horse detachment, 800 strong, was stationed to join.
The lighthorsemen 1987 cast and crew world war i australian cavalrymen jon blake, peter phelps fight the germans and the turks, ending in a charge at beersheba. Four gallant men of the australian light horse regiment are thrust into the last great cavalry charge when the british campaign in. The lighthorsemen toward the end of this epic about aussie cavalry fighting in the middle east in 1917, theres a tremendously exciting and spectacular 14minute sequence in which soldiers of the. Avid readers of this blog or great war film enthusiasts might remember this as the central tenet of 40,000 horsemen 1940 and indeed they do cover most of the same. Like many men in the lighthorse, they had served at gallipoli and are happy to have survived the experience. The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people. Cavalry in thundering horse charges, and then cut to army politics back at fort apache. The story largely follows a section of four lighthorsemen during the palestinian campaign during wwi. Vhs trailer for the 1987 historical adventure the lighthorsemen, directed by simon wincer. Movies like the lighthorsemen if you like the lighthorsemen you are looking for epic, serious and realistic movies about with military, soldier, survival, battles, against the odds, heroic mission and basic training themes of drama and war genre shot in australia.
Starring peter phelps, nick waters, john larking, john haywood. Elyne mitchell is an australian author best known for her silver brumby childrens series, which tells the story of brumbies that roamed the snowy mountains in the australian alps, in particular a pale brumby named thowra. The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian war film about the men of a world war i light horse unit involved in sinai and palestine campaigns 1917 battle of beersheeba. The lighthorsemen works well as history, but less well as drama. In the great australian spirit of courage and high adventure comes a true australian legend, from the creators of phar lap and the man from snowy river.
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