The Lighthorsemen
Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse... Lighthorseman Frank is wounded in a skirmish with Bedouin. He is replaced by a young soldier, Dave, who proves to be a crack shot, but reluctant to fire at the enemy. Dave proves himself during a German biplane attack. Recuperating in hospital, he meets a sympathetic nurse, Anne... The regiment is called upon for a bold flanking attack on Beersheba. But how do you convince the Turks the main attack will come at Gaza? And how do you attack across a desert without water?
- genus: War, Drama, History
- Studio: FGH, Film Victoria, International Film Management, Picture Show, RKO Pictures LLC, The Australian Film Commission
- keyword: palestine, horseback riding, world war i, thirst, horse, infantry, water shortage, turkish army, 1910s
- cast: Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, John Larking, John Haywood, Di O'Connor, Shane Briant
