About The Lighthorsemen
- Released on September 10, 1987
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?
Full Cast of The Lighthorsemen
Peter Phelps
plays Dave Mitchell
Nick Waters
plays Lighthorse Sargeant
John Larking
plays Stationmaster
John Haywood
plays Dave's Dad
Di O'Connor
plays Dave's Mum
Shane Briant
plays Reichert
Ralph Cotterill
plays Gen. Friedrich von Kressenstein
Bill Kerr
plays Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel
Tony Bonner
plays Col. Murray Bourchier
Serge Lazareff
plays Rankin
Tim McKenzie
plays Chiller
Matthew Randell
plays British Sergeant
Peter Douglas
plays Cockney Lance Corporal
Patrick Frost
plays Sgt. Ted Seager
Adrian Wright
plays Lawson
Jim Willoughby
plays Farrier Sergeant
Iain Strutt
plays Armourer Sergeant
Sigrid Thornton
plays Anne
Anne Scott-Pendlebury
plays Sister
Kingsley MacDonald
plays Bugler
Brenton Whittle
plays Padre
Anthony Andrews
plays Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen
Anthony Hawkins
plays Allenby
David Sadler
plays Dying Turk
Michael Kitschke
plays Trooper at Ruins
John Kelly
plays British Major
Gerard Kennedy
plays Ismet Bey
Gary Stalker
plays Cpl. Nobby
Stephen Crockett
plays Chauvel's Aide
Tony Mack
plays Allenby's Sigs Officer
Scott Bradley
plays Lt. Frank Burton
Bill Stacey
plays German Artillery Officer
David Bracks
plays Turkish Range Finder
Simon Palomares
plays Turkish Officer
Mark Pretti
plays Ambulance Driver
Robert Simper
plays German Trench Officer
Steve Bastoni
plays Turkish Demolition Soldier
Peter Merrill
plays Young German Officer
Terry Brittingham
plays Ambulance Officer
Ashley Cooper
plays 'A' Trooper
Jason Dunn
plays Trooper In Demolition Room
Brendan Egan
plays 'A' Trooper
Steve Harrison
plays 'A' Trooper
Lou Horvath
plays 'A' Trooper
Adrian Ireland
plays 'A' Trooper
William Kerr
plays 'A' Trooper
Kevin May
plays 'A' Trooper
Tom Mudge
plays 'A' Trooper
Ricky Noble
plays 'A' Trooper
Tom O'Brien
plays 'A' Trooper
Vic O'Neal
plays 'A' Trooper
Johnny Raaen
plays 'A' Trooper
Leo Scanders
plays 'A' Trooper
Barry Stephan
plays 'A' Trooper
Richard Stevens
plays 'A' Trooper
Milton Stevens
plays 'A' Trooper
Tamas Szegedi
plays 'A' Trooper
Farah Mak
plays Daughter (uncredited)
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