The logic behind the lighthorsemen as a film venture appeared to be sound. It was a reasonably well known and glorious event in australian history, it had an enormously exciting climax, the australian public had loved gallipoli 1981, and the lighthorsemen had another essential attraction great numbers of horses. 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. The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian feature film about the men of a world war i light horse unit involved in sinai and palestine campaign s 1917 battle of beersheeba. 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. The film s final cavalry charge redeems a lot, however. The charge in the last two reels is truly breathtaking and on a cinema screen was particularly overwhelming, rivaling the battle charge in lawrence of arabia for sheer thrilling visuals. The film received positive to mixed views from critics. Four gallant men of the australian light horse regiment are thrust into the last great cavalry charge when the british campaign in. 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. 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. Its interesting to note that most of the characters in the film are based on real people. Value of the lighthorsemen original american one sheet. Expecting the lighthorsemen to dismount, the turks are taken by surprise and overwhelmed.
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 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. German trailer the lighthorsemen deutscher trailer the lighthorsemen i do not own any rights and i do not earn money from. The lighthorsemen is a technically elaborate, artistically clumsy australian film that tries to celebrate the heroism of 800 australian mounted soldiers who triumphed over thousands of turks. The film was shot in five weeks in and around cairns with a further week in alice springs. 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 british campaign in palestine is stalemated the turcogerman army holds a formidable line from gaza on the coast to. In a desperate attempt to aid the allies cause 800. He is replaced by a young soldier, dave, who proves to be a crack shot, but reluctant. The film won an afi award in 1988 for best original music score and another for best achievement in sound. The quality is one partthe story content and how its presented is another. 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. The film tells about the men of the australian light horse who were involved in the 1917 battle of beersheeba. The lighthorsemen is included in the australian film commissions top australian films at the australian box office leet at nummer 83.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title lighthorse. American one sheet from the 1988 original release of the film with jon blake, peter phelps. The lighthorsemen where to watch streaming and online. It wis an aa released in canadae, swaden, the united kinrick, an the united states in 1988. With peter phelps, nick waters, john larking, john heywood.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. 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. The story of the lighthorsemen tells the tale of mounted infantry used during wwi. The lighthorsemen is well worth the 140 minutes or so of carefully paced storytelling, all laced with aussie humor and superb design and photography. Although cavalry troops did not play much of a role during ww i, the lighthorsemen tells the story of one successful use of mounted infantry troops in. Official theatrical movie poster for the lighthorsemen 1987.
The lighthorsemen 1987 world war i australian cavalrymen jon blake, peter phelps fight the germans and the turks, ending in a charge at beersheba. Vhs trailer for the 1987 historical adventure the lighthorsemen, directed by simon wincer. The lighthorsemen 1987 letterboxd your life in film. The lighthorsemen was released in australian cinemas on 10 september 1987. 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. While it is not an engrossing film, it deserves to be seen by more people since the palestine campaign in wwi has received little attention in hollywood, and the final charge is astounding, even on a small television screen at home. Fight club, se7en, inglourious basterds, the curious case of benjamin button, mr. Jokes are fine, but dont post tactlessinappropriate ones. Starring peter phelps, nick waters, john larking, john haywood. Dont get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions. In addition to his producing career, antony has worked in international and australian distribution joint ventures.
It was also nominated for best achievement in cinematography. The lighthorsemen is included in the australian film commissions top australian films at the australian box office list at number 83. 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 dean semler. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Value of the lighthorsemen original american one sheet, 1988.
Lighthorseman frank is wounded in a skirmish with bedouin. 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 attacking forces included a regiment of australian mounted infantry, the light horse. Wwi drama from the director of free willy about the australian light horse unit involved in sinai. The lighthorsemen is an australian film that follows the story of the men in a world war i lighthorse unit that was involved in the battle of beersheeba in 1917. 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. Find where to watch the lighthorsemen in australia. Highlights include patrick 1978, high tide 1987, the lighthorsemen 1988, screamers 1996 and patrick 20. The lighthorsemen could actually use a few more cliches. The lighthorsemen 1987 posters the movie database tmdb. Lighthorsemen, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. It follows aidan breslin dennis quaid a bitter and emotionallydistracted detective who has grown apart from his two sons after the death of his devoted wife. The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian world war i film directed by simon wincer. Antony has been a successful and creatively lauded independent feature film producer for over 45 years having produced 65 films.
The british advance has been stopped by the turkish line running from gaza to beersheba. Watch the lighthorsemen full movie 1987 video dailymotion. But, once last all that, the lighthorsemen is a great story based on the charge of the australian light horse 4th and 12th regiments at the battle for beersheba in palestine in world war one. Everything in this movie leads to the final charge, which has to be one of the most dramatic and well executed military charges in filmdom. Lighthorsemen, the internet movie firearms database. Dark age was one of a twopicture deal producer antony ginnane made with overseas investors rko, the other being the lighthorsemen, directed by simon wincer the same year.
The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people. The lighthorsemen is a 1987 australian feature film about the men of a world war i light horse unit involved in sinai and. This film was quite well received when it was released in 1987. Elyne mitchell wrote the novelization based on the screenplay. 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.
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