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      The Lighthorsemen

      PG 1987 1h 50m War List
      71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 82% Audience Score 250+ Ratings World War I Australian cavalrymen (Jon Blake, Peter Phelps) fight the Germans and the Turks, ending in a charge at Beersheba. Read More Read Less

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      David Stratton The Australian This time the sequence lasted 14 minutes and is even more breathtaking. Every element of this sequence - the horsemanship, the photography by Dean Semler, the editing by Adrian Carr - is praiseworthy... Apr 29, 2020 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Unfortunately, despite all of the other briefings and countless subtitles identifying various general's headquarters, I was disoriented almost all the way through the movie. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Don Groves sbs.com.au Creaky Australian WWI saga doesn't improve with age. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 23, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Sep 21, 2005 Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 6/10 Apr 2, 2003 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Powerful Australian war-classic with a bevy of great performances Rated: 4/5 Sep 17, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member The final battle scene is riveting but the characterization and plotting that gets us there is often boring. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Magnificently filmed movie telling the true story of perhaps Australia's finest military hour. Featuring many, many of Australia's finest actors, it shows how the Australian Light Horse attacked and captured Beersheba and its vital wells on October 31 1917. Unlike cavalry, the Light Horse was an infantry unit, who used horses as a means to get to the battle, where they dismounted and then fought on foot. Beersheba was surrounded by little more than sand, tucked in perfectly to defend using the nearby dunes to force any attempt to take it to be through a killzone gauntlet of artillery, machine guns on all sides and crack riflemen. It seemed an impossible task, having been tried on numerous occasions...but the Australian's had a plan.... One of the most poignant offshoots to this movie is with one of its major stars, Jon Blake. Earmarked as 'the next Mel Gibson', as in the next aussie male actor set to take Hollywood by storm, Blake was driving away from the set after the last day of filming, swerved to avoid a car on the wrong side of the road and hit a stationary car. Blake was left paralysed and with severe brain damage and needed personal care until his dying day. Directed by Simon Wincer, the cinematography is genuinely breathtaking as is the story of a day which is not given anything like the regard it is entitled to. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I do like a war movie with cavalry charges. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Well-told, little-known story of the last successful cavalry charge in history. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A stirring well shot Australian Film about Australia's finest hour The Lighthorsemen. This films focuses on the Aussies that where involved with this war & what they went through physically & mentally. This film also shows their shenanigans also... It's no surprise this film is building to the final attack on the Turks at Gaza & that is shot so well & tightly. Other than a slow middle this film is enjoyable & a strong Australian film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant Aussie movie of a true story. Must watch! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis World War I Australian cavalrymen (Jon Blake, Peter Phelps) fight the Germans and the Turks, ending in a charge at Beersheba.
      Director
      Simon Wincer
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 50m
      Sound Mix
      Surround