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The Lighthorsemen

Peter Phelps (Actor), Jon Black (Actor), Simon Wincer (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4 out of 5 stars 154 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Peter Phelps, Jon Black, Tony Bonner
  • Directors: Simon Wincer
  • Format: Multiple Formats, NTSC, Import
  • Subtitles: Chinese, English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
    PG
    Parental Guidance Suggested
  • Studio: 101 DISTRIBUTION
  • DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007
  • Run Time: 131 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000CJ2E5I
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,309 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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1.0 out of 5 starsIt isn't possible to produce worse video
By Victor Deutchman on August 23, 2007
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
It isn't possible to produce worse video than you get on this imported DVD of the great movie "The Lighthorsemen". Another reviewer was being generous when he likened it to a bad dub of a VHS tape. It's more like someone copied it from a TV movie with a VHS video camera, then burned it to a disk using a very old PC. Don't waste your money! What a pity that those of us who crave great movies and TV series have to waste time and money on these cheap imports because regular DVD companies can't seem to be bothered with making them.
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1.0 out of 5 starsBad Transfer
By Magnificant on November 28, 2006
Format: DVD
This is a fantastic movie! Buy it on VHS and then wait until a real studio releases it before you buy it on DVD. The picture quality is TERRIBLE! It appears that some Chinese dudes got a VHS copy and made a bad transfer to DVD. The picture is fuzzy throughout the entire movie.

What a waste of money and what a shame that some smalltime studio would do this to such a great movie!
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4.0 out of 5 starsCharging into history
By John Elsegood on December 4, 2001
Format: VHS Tape
It has been called,the 'last great cavalry charge in history,' and this film, like the famous charge at Beersheba on 31 October 1917, is an epic event that relates the courage of the Australian 'digger' (soldier).
In fact the charge was not carried out by cavalry but instead by mounted infantry (who do not have sabres) and also the Poles would dispute the claim because their cavalry charged the tanks of the Wermacht in the 1939 conflict which ushered in the second great global conflagration.
The authentic nature of the film is highlighted not only in the classic charge but in small details such as the map in the Turkish commander's office being in Arabic-which was the alphabet the Turks were using in World War 1.
'Lighthorsemen,' like two other Aussie war films, made in the 1980s, (Breaker Morant and Gallipoli) reflected some antagonisms that existed between Australian and British troops, and which have been heightened by film makers of the modern generation. Fortunately, this is not over-played in this fine film and when it does surface it is obvious that the astute British intelligence officer, Major Meinertzhagen ( played superbly by Anthony Andrews), deliberately wants to foster such feelings as part of his plans of deception against the Turks. The real-life importance of a letter from a female army nurse, in an attempt to deceive the Turks into withdrawing a division from Beersheba to Gaza, is also highlighted by a fine piece of acting between Andrews and Sigrid Thornton.
The ride into hostile territory by the bird-loving Meinertzhagen and an Aussie soldier is a interesting sub-plot and will give American viewers some indication of the cultural differences between egalitarian Australia and the class society of Britain.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsthe lighthorsemen
By ronald james mccoin on September 1, 2007
Format: DVD
The picture quality of the DVD is poor, you can't turn off the sub-titles and most of the time the sub-titles don't match the dialog. It's too bad the DVD is so poor because the story is so good. If you just have to have it, it maybe the only game in town.

Jim
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5.0 out of 5 starsTrue story
By A Customer on May 16, 1999
Format: VHS Tape
It was the last great cavalry charge in history. But ironically, the Australian Light Horse were not cavalry, but mounted infantry with rifles. They had to charge armed with bayonets, not swords or lances.
One of the great tragedies of the Light Horse was the fate of the horses. Most of the horses were the men's own, brought overseas from farms, sheep and cattle stations across the continent. Because of Australia's tough quarantine laws, at war's end the soldiers were given the option of selling their horses in the Egyptian markets or shooting them. Most, tearfully, took the latter option as a fairer fate for their "mates" who had carried them through the desert campaign. Lighthorsemen continue to weep at the thought of having left their brave equine companions behind. Of the 14,000 horses that departed Australia, only one returned.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat film but Blu-ray transfer should have been better
By John Chandler on October 31, 2011
Format: Blu-ray
This wonderful film was first released in the US on LD in what was a pretty good transfer at the time and one that still looks impressive today. That release was in 2.35 wide screen and 131 minutes. Subsequent DVD releases in Australia have been disappointing, being either cut in length or cut in aspect ratio. This Blu-ray release has the original wide screen aspect ratio but some 14 minutes have been taken out in 13 mini cuts here and there for no obvious reason and no benefit at all. Why on earth would someone go to such trouble and ruin one of the best war films ever made in Australia? None of the releases have subtitles for the hearing impaired and in this day and age that is inexcusable. The picture quality is better than the DVD of this release but not by a lot. The sound is OK but obviously no surround effects. Becker did a DVD in Australia with the right length and a surround re-mix that sounded good but wrecked their effort by trimming it to 1.78!
On balance this is the best you can get today but if they had only left the full film alone and added subtitles it would have been really good. Great shame. At the time of writing this disc is cheap in Australia but I would have paid a lot more for a better transfer.
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1.0 out of 5 starsHorrible Quality even for a knock off movie!
By Wyndham Fox on September 6, 2011
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Apparently I was expecting an actual movie, not a chinese copy (look carefully at the cover) from the movie theater. It appears to be a recorded (with a video camera) off of the movie screen (Just looks really funny, especially with the picture moving when it should be still). The picture quality is poor, the lettering in english is blurred, the music and voices sound odd.
I have seen many of these types of movies in Korea, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Typically for this type of version (Quality) overseas Soldiers would actually pay approximately $1.00 or a little more (no more than $1.50) for their personal use and definately wouldn't sell it to another. These movies are typically left for the next unit's enjoyment (free of charge).
Be very wary of what you purchase. $10.99 is way too much for this type of a cheap copy, to include the amount of time to receive (purchased on 05-Aug-2011...received on 06-Sep-2011). I was taken and it's my mistake for not paying more attention. Lucky for me it was just a video.
I will no longer purchase movies from this dealer in the future. I'd rather spend the $10.99 and drive down to Wallmart, Target, Best Buy or any other store.
Thank you and have a great day.
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