Peter Phelps, Nick Waters, Shane Briant

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 m...( read more  read more... )ounted 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?

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Directed by: Simon Wincer

Release Date: September 10, 1987

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  • September 11, 2009
    One of my favourite Australian movies which I would recommend highly. The end when they charge on their horses is teary stuff.

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