The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

Theirs is not to reason why...

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.

Date of release
1968-04-10
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (80)
Runtime
2h 19m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Tony Richardson

Casting

  • Trevor Howard — Lord Cardigan
  • Vanessa Redgrave — Mrs Clarissa Morris
  • John Gielgud — Lord Raglan
  • Harry Andrews — Lord Lucan
  • Jill Bennett — Mrs. Fanny Duberly
  • David Hemmings — Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
  • Ben Aris — Lt. Maxse
  • Micky Baker — Trooper Metcalfe
  • Peter Bowles — Paymaster Capt. Duberly
  • Leo Britt — General Scarlett
  • Mark Burns — Captain Morris
  • John J. Carney — Trooper Mitchell

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