The Lighthorsemen (Import)
by Simon Wincer
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Actor: Jon Black, Peter Phelps, Tony BonnerDirector: Simon Wincer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 131 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Movie Reviews of The Lighthorsemen (Import)
Movie Review: An Australian Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
I have this movie on VHS. It is one of the few movies I can watch over and over. The actors are totally believable, as is the story (which is taken from a true event) and action. It's the good old days and a young man feels the need to join the lighthorsemen, an Aussie group of horse bourn light infantry. The story that follows brings you into close touch with the day to day lives of a group of very interesting personalities. Historically accurate, emotionally taxing, visually stunning, and all too real. I've been to war, and this is what it's like.
As a bonus, the film closes by showing, in brief, the rest of the lives of the main characters. Very fulfilling in itself. I believe that you can both enjoy --- and learn from this well done movie.
---Metalsmith
PS I really don't think the movie is worth $99.99!
Summary of The Lighthorsemen (Import)
Brand new DVD produced in Hong Kong. NTSC format. Plays on North American DVD players. This DVD is produced in NTSC only in Asia. Excellent picture quality. Full screen 4:3 ratio. In original English with optional Chinese and English subtitles can be turned off. On screen menus are in English and Chinese and are easy to use. Director: Simon Wincer. Cast: Jon Blake, Peter Phelps, Tony Bonner, Bill Kerr, John Walton, Sigrid Thorton. The following review was written for the VHS release: One of the great cavalry charges in history, September 16, 2005 Reviewer: Patrick J. McNamara (New York) - If you liked "Gallipoli" and "Breaker Morant," you should try this movie. A friend recommended it, and though it's a bit hard to find, it's worth the search. Like "Gallipoli," its focus is on an idealistic young man who volunteers to fight in World War I as part of the Lighthorsemen, an Australian cavalry unit that served in the Middle East . Along the way, he meets a young British nurse and they fall in love. In the meanwhile, the Lighthorsemen are ordered to attack an enemy fortress in the middle of the desert. Based on a real incident, the cavalry charge on Beersheba in 1917 was among the last in history, and it was a success. That charge is the highlight of this movie, and it is marvelously done! It's every bit as good, and as stirring, as the one in "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1936. Unlike Gallipoli, this movie is not a downer. It has a happy ending, proving that even if World War I was a depressing moment in world history, not all World War I movies have to be depressing. Recommended!Similar DVD Movies
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