Synopsis
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 PhelpsDave Mitchell
- Nick WatersLighthorse Sargeant
- John LarkingStationmaster
- Jack HeywoodDave's Dad
- Di O'ConnorDave's Mum
- Shane BriantReichert
- Ralph CotterillGen. Friedrich von Kressenstein
- Bill KerrGen. Sir Harry Chauvel
- Grant PiroCharlie
- Tony BonnerCol. Murray Bourchier
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