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form y separately published work icon Forty Thousand Horsemen single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 1940... 1940 Forty Thousand Horsemen
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form y separately published work icon Forty Thousand Horsemen Elsa Chauvel , E. V. Timms , Charles Chauvel , ( dir. Charles Chauvel ) Australia : Famous Feature Films , 1940 Z1804332 1940 single work film/TV (taught in 1 units) 'Red Gallagher and his best pals Jim and Larry are bored Australian soldiers in Egypt in 1916, constantly getting up to mischief in Cairo nightclubs. When German-backed Turkish forces attack British outposts in the Sinai desert, the Australians rush to the defence, as mounted troops of the Australian Light Horse regiments. They take part in a fierce battle at Romani, then drive on to Gaza, where Jim and Larry are killed. Red is wounded and lost in the desert, but rescued by a French woman, dressed as an Arab boy. Juliet spies on the German preparations at Beersheba, as Red rejoins his unit in time for the final battle. The Lighthorsemen charge Beersheba across open ground, and are victorious against the odds. Red and Juliet find each other in Jerusalem, after the Turks are routed.' (Source: Australian Screen online)
Upfront: History of Film in Australia University of the Sunshine Coast 2015 (Semester 1)
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