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The Lighthorsemen

Play trailer Poster for The Lighthorsemen PG,  1987,  1h 50m,  War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 82% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 82% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
World War I Australian cavalrymen (Jon Blake, Peter Phelps) fight the Germans and the Turks, ending in a charge at Beersheba.

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David Stratton The Australian Apr 29, 2020
This time the sequence lasted 14 minutes and is even more breathtaking. Every element of this sequence - the horsemanship, the photography by Dean Semler, the editing by Adrian Carr - is praiseworthy... Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2.5/4
Unfortunately, despite all of the other briefings and countless subtitles identifying various general's headquarters, I was disoriented almost all the way through the movie. Go to Full Review
Don Groves sbs.com.au Mar 23, 2011
2.5/5
Creaky Australian WWI saga doesn't improve with age. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Sep 21, 2005
3/5
Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Apr 2, 2003
6/10
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Sep 17, 2002
4/5
Powerful Australian war-classic with a bevy of great performances Go to Full Review
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The Lighthorsemen

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Cast & Crew

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Simon Wincer

Director

Jon Blake

Scotty

Peter Phelps

Dave Mitchell

Tony Bonner

Col. Murray Bourchier

Bill Kerr

Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel

John Walton

Tas

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The Lighthorsemen

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Movie Info

Synopsis World War I Australian cavalrymen (Jon Blake, Peter Phelps) fight the Germans and the Turks, ending in a charge at Beersheba.
Director
Simon Wincer
Producer
Ian Jones, Simon Wincer
Rating
PG
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Surround
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