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At sunset on 31 October 1917, two regiments of the Australian Light Horse charged Turkish troops entrenched outside Beersheba. It was a daring and dangerous strategy, but the Australians rode on to win a victory that was to become a legend in the annals of military history. (Source: back cover)
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Dedication: In memory of my father, / Harry Chauvel / and his splendid / Desert Mounted Corps
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The Lighthorsemen
( dir. Simon Wincer
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Australia
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Picture Show
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1987
Z1312185
1987
single work
film/TV
war literature
historical fiction
Set during World War I, The Lighthorsemen recreates the incidents that led up to the battle for the Middle Eastern city of Beersheba in 1917. The British campaign was stalemated in Palestine when a mere eight hundred cavalrymen rode against thousands of Germans and Turks and captured the desert town, thereby changing the course of history. The story focuses on the heroic deeds of a four-man section of the Australian Lighthorse Regiment and climaxes with the last great wartime cavalry charge. Largely reviled at the time, Wincer's film demonstrates his mastery in shooting equine stories.
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