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Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940)

THRILLING! BATTLING! LOVING!

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Charles Chauvel
Writer : Elsa Chauvel

Synopsis

Charles Chauvel's 1940 cinematic tribute to the mounted troops of the Australian Light Horse regiments is a rousing call to arms, giving life to the heroic tales of mateship during the Great War.

Actors

Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor
Red Gallagher
Betty Bryant
Betty Bryant
Juliet Rouget
Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty
Jim
Pat Twohill
Pat Twohill
Larry
Joe Valli
Joe Valli
Scotty
Harvey Adams
Harvey Adams
Von Hausen
Eric Reiman
Eric Reiman
Von Schiller
Albert C. Winn
Albert C. Winn
Sheik Abu
Kenneth Brampton
Kenneth Brampton
German Officer
John Fleeting
John Fleeting
Captain Gordon
Harry Abdy
Harry Abdy
Paul Rouget
Norman Maxwell
Norman Maxwell
Ismet
Pat Penny
Pat Penny
Captain Seidi
Charles Zoli
Charles Zoli
Cafe Proprietor
Claude Turton
Claude Turton
Othman
Theo Lianos
Theo Lianos
Abdul
Roy Mannix
Roy Mannix
Light Horse Sergeant
Edna Emmett
Edna Emmett
Dancing Girl
Vera Kandy
Vera Kandy
Dancing Girl
Iris Kennedy
Iris Kennedy
Dancing Girl
Joy Hart
Joy Hart
Dancing Girl
Michael Pate
Michael Pate
Arab Carpet Seller / Arab Customer / Sikh Policeman
Robert Arthur Robson
Robert Arthur Robson
Horseman

Crews

Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Director
William Shepherd
William Shepherd
Editor
Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Writer
Elsa Chauvel
Elsa Chauvel
Screenplay
Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel
Producer
George Heath
George Heath
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

FORTY THOUSAND HORSEMAN TRAILER
Brian Trenchard-Smith on FORTY THOUSAND HORSEMEN

Posters and backgrounds

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