The Lighthorsemen
Simon Wincer1987-09-10
They did what they were told... They didn't know it was impossible!
6.1
131 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Peter Phelps | Dave Mitchell | Unowned |
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Nick Waters | Lighthorse Sargeant | Unowned |
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John Larking | Stationmaster | Unowned |
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Jack Heywood | Dave's Dad | Unowned |
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Di O'Connor | Dave's Mum | Unowned |
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Shane Briant | Reichert | Unowned |
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Ralph Cotterill | Gen. Friedrich von Kressenstein | Unowned |
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Bill Kerr | Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel | Unowned |
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Grant Piro | Charlie | Unowned |
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Tony Bonner | Col. Murray Bourchier | Unowned |
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Serge Lazareff | Rankin | Unowned |
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Gary Sweet | Frank | Unowned |
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John Walton | Tas | Unowned |
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Tim McKenzie | Chiller | Unowned |
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Jon Blake | Scotty | Unowned |
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Matthew Randell | British Sergeant | Unowned |
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Peter Douglas | Cockney Lance Corporal | Unowned |
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Patrick Frost | Sgt. Ted Seager | Unowned |
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Adrian Wright | Lawson | Unowned |
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Jim Willoughby | Farrier Sergeant | Unowned |
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Iain Strutt | Armourer Sergeant | Unowned |
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Sigrid Thornton | Anne | Unowned |
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Anne Scott-Pendlebury | Sister | Unowned |
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Kingsley MacDonald | Bugler | Unowned |
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Brenton Whittle | Padre | Unowned |
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Anthony Andrews | Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen | Unowned |
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Anthony Hawkins | Allenby | Unowned |
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David Sadler | Dying Turk | Unowned |
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Michael Kitschke | Trooper at Ruins | Unowned |
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John Kelly | British Major | Unowned |
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Gerard Kennedy | Ismet Bey | Unowned |
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Jon Sidney | Grant | Unowned |
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Graham Dow | Hodgson | Unowned |
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James Wright | Unowned | |
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Gary Stalker | Cpl. Nobby | Unowned |
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Stephen Crockett | Chauvel's Aide | Unowned |
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Tony Mack | Allenby's Sigs Officer | Unowned |
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Scott Bradley | Lt. Frank Burton | Unowned |
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Bill Stacey | German Artillery Officer | Unowned |
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David Bracks | Turkish Range Finder | Unowned |
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Simon Palomares | Turkish Officer | Unowned |
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Mark Pretti | Ambulance Driver | Unowned |
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Robert Simper | German Trench Officer | Unowned |
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Steve Bastoni | Turkish Demolition Soldier | Unowned |
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Peter Merrill | Young German Officer | Unowned |
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Peter Browne | Arch | Unowned |
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Terry Brittingham | Ambulance Officer | Unowned |
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Ashley Cooper | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Jason Dunn | Trooper In Demolition Room | Unowned |
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Brendan Egan | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Steve Harrison | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Lou Horváth | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Adrian Ireland | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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William Kerr | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Kevin May | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Tom Mudge | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Ricky Noble | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Tom O'Brien | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Vic O'Neal | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Johnny Raaen | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Leo Scanders | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Barry Stephan | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Richard Stevens | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Milton Stevens | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Tamas Szegedi | 'A' Trooper | Unowned |
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Farah Mak | Daughter (uncredited) | Unowned |