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The Charge of the Light Brigade

Theirs is not to reason why...

Film19682h 19mReleased

DramaHistoryWar
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Director
Tony Richardson
Language
English
Released
1968-04-10
Runtime
2h 19m

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The story

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamously reckless strategic debacle against a Russian artillery battery.

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Cast

  • Trevor Howard
    Trevor HowardLord Cardigan
  • Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa RedgraveMrs Clarissa Morris
  • John Gielgud
    John GielgudLord Raglan
  • Harry Andrews
    Harry AndrewsLord Lucan
  • Jill Bennett
    Jill BennettMrs. Fanny Duberly
  • David Hemmings
    David HemmingsCapt. Louis Edward Nolan
  • Ben Aris — artwork unavailable
    Ben ArisLt. Maxse
  • Micky Baker — artwork unavailable
    Micky BakerTrooper Metcalfe
  • Peter Bowles
    Peter BowlesPaymaster Capt. Duberly
  • Leo Britt — artwork unavailable
    Leo BrittGeneral Scarlett