| Uniform Title |
Light Horse century (Documentary film : 2019) |
| Title |
The Light Horse century. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2018. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (71 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4086. |
| Originally released as a documentary in 2019. |
| "Retracing the steps of the last great cavalry charge in history" --Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Nigel Traill. |
| Summary |
Beersheba: the last great cavalry charge in history. On the 31st of October, 1917, 800 Australian men rode out into the setting sun of the harsh and waterless Negev Desert to meet their fate and make history. Facing machine guns, artillery and enemy planes, they would have just one chance to capture the precious water wells of Beersheba or face disaster. That day they changed the course of the war in the Middle East, and entered the realm of heroes. Now, 100 years later, members of the Australian Light Horse Association are on a pilgrimage to the sacred sites of service for the Australian Light Horse Regiments and the New Zealand Mounted Rifles. They will travel from Gallipoli in Turkey, to the great pyramids of Giza in Egypt, then onto Jordan and finally, Israel. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, 1.77:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Australia. -- Australian Army. -- Australian Light Horse |
| New Zealand. -- Army. -- New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Cavalry operations |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, New Zealand |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Palestine |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey |
| Documentary films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Beersheba (Israel) -- History, Military |
| Middle East -- History, Military |
| Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- History, Military |
| Beersheba (Israel) -- Description and travel |
| Middle East -- Description and travel |
| Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Description and travel |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| War films |
| Documentary films |
| Feature films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Other Names |
Traill, Nigel director. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
- Australia. -- Australian Army. -- Australian Light Horse .
- Beersheba (Israel) -- Description and travel .
- Beersheba (Israel) -- History, Military .
- Documentary films .
- Documentary films -- Australia .
- Feature films .
- Historical films .
- Middle East -- Description and travel .
- Middle East -- History, Military .
- Motion pictures, Australian .
- New Zealand. -- Army. -- New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade .
- Nonfiction films .
- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Description and travel .
- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- History, Military .
- War films .
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Palestine .
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey .
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Cavalry operations .
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian .
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, New Zealand .
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