Forty Thousand Horsemen (aka 40,000 Horsemen) is a 1940 Australian war film directed by Charles Chauvel. The film tells the story of the Australian Light Horse (mounted rifleman as distinct from cavalry) which operated in the desert at the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. It follows the adventures of three rowdy heroes in fighting and romance. The film culminates at the Battle of Beersheba which is reputedly "the last successful cavalry charge in history". The film was clearly a propaganda weapon, to aid in recruitment and lift the pride of Australians at home during World War II. It was one of the most successful Australian movies of its day.[9] It was later remade in 1987 as The Lighthorsemen.
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^Copyright registration at National Archives of Australia
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^"The Music Hour". South Coast Bulletin. Brisbane. 28 December 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2020 – via Trove.
^"Of Local Origin Umbrella Entertainment". The New York Times. 14 August 1941. p. 21.
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^"It All Began With a Feature Movie on the Kelly Gang". The News. Adelaide. 16 November 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^"OUR FUTURE IN FILM INDUSTRY". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 4 December 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 1 August 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
^Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p. 192.
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