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To: colorado tanker
The Australian Light Horse units do figure in Gallipoli.

Mel Gibson can't get into the unit because he doesn't know how to get a horse to move.

But there was also another epic film, The Lighthorsemen (1987), that's harder to get a hold of.

I don't remember much about The Lighthorsemen, but the tacky slogan for Gallipoli -- "From a place you've never heard of comes a story you'll never forget" -- turns out to be true (even if you have heard of Gallipoli). A great flick, even if you can't stand Mel Gibson.

10 posted on 04/28/2010 4:26:39 PM PDT by x
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WWI Aussie Light Horse:

A memorial in Beersheba, Israel:


13 posted on 04/28/2010 4:34:29 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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Thanks for the movie tip. I don’t mind Mel Gibson; he’s actually a decent actor. He’s gotten a bit overexposed, though, especially with the mess he’s made of his personal life.


14 posted on 04/28/2010 4:36:03 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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I was referring to the ‘Light Horsemen’ of ‘87.

What makes movies so much fun is our individual perceptions. I thought ‘Gallipoli’ was a great movie, but I thiought the latter film was the better of the two, as opposed to you.

Still, both very good efforts.

The Aussies are some of my favorites as I fought with them around War Zone D.

Cripple Creek. You?


16 posted on 04/28/2010 7:29:26 PM PDT by x1stcav (Charter member of the Yukon Army..)
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