Summary
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 mounted 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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Cast
Peter Phelps
Dave Mitchell
Nick Waters
Lighthorse Sargeant
Jack Heywood
Dave's Dad
Shane Briant
Reichert
Ralph Cotterill
Gen. Friedrich von Kressenstein
Bill Kerr
Gen. Sir Harry Chauvel
Grant Piro
Charlie
Tony Bonner
Col. Murray Bourchier
Serge Lazareff
Rankin
Gary Sweet
Frank
John Walton
Tas
Tim McKenzie
Chiller
Jon Blake
Scotty
Patrick Frost
Sgt. Ted Seager
Sigrid Thornton
Anne
Anne Scott-Pendlebury
Sister
Anthony Andrews
Maj. Richard Meinertzhagen
Gerard Kennedy
Ismet Bey
Gary Stalker
Cpl. Nobby
David Bracks
Turkish Range Finder
Simon Palomares
Turkish Officer
Steve Bastoni
Turkish Demolition Soldier
Peter Browne
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