The Lighthorsemen (1987)
Erster Weltkrieg, 1917. Der Vormarsch der Briten in Palästina kommt vor Gaza zum stehen. In zwei Schlachten erleiden die Alliierten schwere Verluste gegen die türkisch-deutschen Truppen unter General von Kressenstein. In der unbarmherzigen Wüste kämpfen auch die australischen “Lighthorsemen”. Zu ihnen gehören die kampferprobten Soldaten Frank, Scotty, Tas und Chiller. Frank wird bei einem Feuergefecht verletzt und muss ins Lazarett. Seine Position nimmt der unerfahrene Dave ein, ein hervorragender Schütze, der aber von moralischen Zweifeln geplagt wird. Bei einem deutschen Fliegerangriff muss er sich gegenüber den Kameraden beweisen. Derweil planen die Briten einen tollkühnen Überraschungsangriff auf die strategisch wichtige Stadt Beersheba. Mit einer Geheimdienstoperation versuchen sie die deutschen Befehlshaber abzulenken. Im Laufe der Operation werden die Lighthorsemen zur letzten Chance für das Überleben der Alliierten.
Der Regisseur: Simon Wincer
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Peter Phelps as Dave Mitchell |
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Nick Waters as Lighthorse Sargeant |
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John Larking as Stationmaster |
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Jack Heywood as Dave's Dad |
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Di O'Connor as Dave's Mum |
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Shane Briant as Reichert |
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Ralph Cotterill as Gen. Friedrich von Kressenstein |
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Bill Kerr as Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel |
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Grant Piro as Charlie |
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Tony Bonner as Col. Murray Bourchier |
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Serge Lazareff as Rankin |
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Gary Sweet as Frank |
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John Walton as Tas |
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Tim McKenzie as Chiller |
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Jon Blake as Scotty |
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Matthew Randell as British Sergeant |
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Peter Douglas as Cockney Lance Corporal |
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Patrick Frost as Sgt. Ted Seager |
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Adrian Wright as Lawson |
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Jim Willoughby as Farrier Sergeant |
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Iain Strutt as Armourer Sergeant |
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Sigrid Thornton as Anne |
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Anne Scott-Pendlebury as Sister |
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Kingsley MacDonald as Bugler |
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Brenton Whittle as Padre |
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Anthony Andrews as Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen |
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Anthony 'Tony' Hawkins as Allenby |
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David Sadler as Dying Turk |
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Michael Kitschke as Trooper at Ruins |
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John Kelly as British Major |
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Gerard Kennedy as Ismet Bey |
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Jon Sidney as Grant |
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Graham Dow as Hodgson |
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James Wright as |
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Gary Stalker as Cpl. Nobby |
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Stephen Crockett as Chauvel's Aide |
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Tony Mack as Allenby's Sigs Officer |
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Scott Bradley as Lt. Frank Burton |
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Bill Stacey as German Artillery Officer |
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David Bracks as Turkish Range Finder |
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Simon Palomares as Turkish Officer |
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Mark Pretti as Ambulance Driver |
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Robert Simper as German Trench Officer |
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Steve Bastoni as Turkish Demolition Soldier |
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Peter Merrill as Young German Officer |
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Peter Browne as Arch |
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Terry Brittingham as Ambulance Officer |
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Ashley Cooper as 'A' Trooper |
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Jason Dunn as Trooper In Demolition Room |
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Brendan Egan as 'A' Trooper |
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Steve Harrison as 'A' Trooper |
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Lou Horváth as 'A' Trooper |
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Adrian Ireland as 'A' Trooper |
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William Kerr as 'A' Trooper |
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Kevin May as 'A' Trooper |
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Tom Mudge as 'A' Trooper |
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Ricky Noble as 'A' Trooper |
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Tom O'Brien as 'A' Trooper |
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Vic O'Neal as 'A' Trooper |
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Johnny Raaen as 'A' Trooper |
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Leo Scanders as 'A' Trooper |
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Barry Stephan as 'A' Trooper |
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Richard Stevens as 'A' Trooper |
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Milton Stevens as 'A' Trooper |
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Tamas Szegedi as 'A' Trooper |
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Farah Mak as Daughter (uncredited) |
| Directing | Simon Wincer | Director |
| Crew | Lloyd Ventry | Stunts |
| Production | Antony I. Ginnane | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ian Jones | Writer |
| Camera | Dean Semler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Adrian Carr | Editor |
| Sound | Mario Millo | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Bernard Hides | Production Design |
| Production | David Lee | Associate Producer |
