---
title: 'The Lighthorsemen (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Simon Wincer'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lighthorsemen-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093416/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lighthorsemen (1987)

1987 · 112 min · Drama, Action, War, History · Australia


## Synopsis

The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian war film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in Sinai and Palestine campaign's 1917 Battle of Beersheba. The film is based on a true story and most of the characters in the film were based on real people.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Simon Wincer](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-wincer)
- **Producer:** [Simon Wincer](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-wincer), [Ian Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-jones)
- **Screenplay:** [Ian Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-jones)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Millo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-millo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dean Semler](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-semler)
- **Editor:** [Adriane Carr](https://cinepixo.com/people/adriane-carr)

## Cast

- [Gerard Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-kennedy) as Ismet Bey Kryeziu
- [Tony Bonner](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-bonner) as Murray Bourchier
- [John Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-walton) as Tas
- [Jon Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-blake) as Trooper Scotty Bolton
- [Grant Piro](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-piro) as Charlie
- [Peter Phelps](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-phelps) as Dave Mitchell
- [Anthony Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-hawkins) as Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
- [Shane Briant](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-briant) as Captain Reichert
- [Anthony Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-andrews) as Richard Meinertzhagen
- [Adrian Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-wright) as Lawson
- [Gary Sweet](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-sweet) as Frank
- [Steve Bastoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-bastoni) as Turkish Demolition Soldier
- [Ralph Cotterill](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-cotterill) as Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
- [Bill Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-kerr) as Harry Chauvel
- [Sigrid Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigrid-thornton) as Anne

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lighthorsemen-1987
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2682416); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.