40,000 Horsemen

1940
Approved
1 Std. 40 Min.

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Betty Bryant and Grant Taylor in 40,000 Horsemen (1940)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThree young Australians join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in... Alles lesenThree young Australians join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in the attack during the Battle of Beersheba, which was the last cavalry charge in modern wa... Alles lesenThree young Australians join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in the attack during the Battle of Beersheba, which was the last cavalry charge in modern warfare.

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Among those who saw the film on its US release was a young Clint Eastwood. Richard Schickel writes in his 1996 biography of Eastwood: "Treasured among these films and stars [that Clint Eastwood saw while growing up] is one slightly more exotic title, 'Forty Thousand Horsemen'. The story of an Australian cavalry brigade that fought in Palestine in World War I, it starred Chips Rafferty, was made in 1940 and entered the world market a couple of years later. Its dialogue contained a few mild, but in those days shocking, cuss words. Clint remembers going to it with his family and, when the first 'hell' or 'damn' was heard, being aware of respectable citizens leaving the theater. The Eastwoods soon followed, but 'I snuck back later, because I wanted to see the whole movie; it had a lot of action--horses, and lancers and what have you'."

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Opuntia did not grow wild in Sinai and Arabia during World War I, but was found in Australia (where the desert scenes were filmed).

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Red Gallagher: Come to think of it, what's it all about? What are we fighting for?
Jim: I suppose it's about the right to stand up on a soap box in the Domain, tell the boss what to do with his job if you don't like it. And the right to start off as a roustabout and finish as prime minister, that's what we're fighting for...

Verbindungen
Featured in Forgotten Cinema: The Golden Age of Australian Motion Pictures (1967)

Soundtracks
Waltzing Matilda
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Original music by Christina McPherson (uncredited), revised music by Marie Cowan (uncredited) and lyrics by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson (uncredited)

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The End of Cavalry Charges - 40,000 Horsemen

Cavalry charges were a staple of action films from Hollywood during their Golden Age. This film is a minor example of that genre. More elaborate films such as The Four Feathers, Charge of the Light Brigade and Beau Geste were far more successful economically. However, this film does have its points of interest. It is about a cavalry charge during WW 1, a rather unusual event for that era. It would be the last one, as mechanized warfare could destroy an entire regiment of horsemen quite easily in the future. Fun to watch the noble Australians, however.