Spectacular battle scenes. memories about Lawrence of Arabia. care for details. inspired mix of romance and heroism. and the feeling to see, among so many war films, a special show. impressive for the choreography and for story, for exploration of characters traits and, in same measure, for the seductive science to use familiar details from different perspective. a sort of poetry of image and story. short, an admirable film.

this film portrays the spirit of a bread of men who have become a legend in there own right the spirit of anzacs.action,romance and true life heroes this film has some thing for most peoples taste.the acting is good and the cast do a excellent job.now available on dvd one to buy.

Enjoyable. Australia's answer to Britain's Zulu.Fine photography.Takes some time to work out who the characters are.Historical Note: Congratulations to Australia for a rare win!

Historically accurate and meticulously researched, this is one of the genre of "federation-era" war productions in the 1980's by the Australian film industry. The high-quality movies and mini-series of this collection included such titles as "Breaker Morant", "Gallipoli" and "ANZACS", and one can see obvious similarities in the techniques and methodology used in their production. This, however, does not detract from their appeal or their entertainment value; quite the reverse, in fact. The formula for this genre was to take an historically-documented campaign and translate it as faithfully as possible to the big screen, with emphasis on characterisation, accuracy of detail and background.The formula works, because the characters are believable, and the situations, events and settings have been faithfully re-created. Much of the background and information for this genre came from personal diaries and military archives preserved over the years, which adds credence to the plots, the action and the stories."The Lighthorsemen" highlights the campaign of the Australian mounted rifles in the North Africa battleground of the Great War, and culminates with the last successful action of horse-riding troops in combat. Without giving away the story too much, the taking of Beersheba in the closing days of 1918 was a decisive event in military history, and the screen portrayal of this action will have you on the edge of your seat.Masterful performances by Jon Blake, Shane Briant and Bill Kerr (all veterans of this movie formula,) the attention to detail, the drama, and the occasional humour make for a very entertaining movie. It's recommended viewing.