Directed and produced by legendary Australian director Charles Chauvel, written by Chauvel and starring Chips Rafferty, Forty Thousand Horsemen tells the story of three young Australians who join the army at the beginning of the First World War and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, serving in Palestine. They eventually take part in the Battle of Beersheba, the last cavalry charge in modern warfare, which was filmed on location in the Cronulla sandhills, NSW.

CREDITS

Director Charles Chauvel