The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Theirs is not to reason why...
1968 · 2h 19m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Director: Tony Richardson
Writers: John Osborne, Charles Wood, Cecil Woodham-Smith
Music by: John Addison
Cinematography: David Watkin
Editor: Kevin Brownlow, Hugh Raggett
Rated 6.2/10 by 78 viewers
Cast
Trevor Howard as Lord CardiganVanessa Redgrave as Mrs Clarissa MorrisJohn Gielgud as Lord RaglanHarry Andrews as Lord LucanJill Bennett as Mrs. Fanny DuberlyDavid Hemmings as Capt. Louis Edward NolanBen Aris as Lt. MaxseMicky Baker as Trooper MetcalfePeter Bowles as Paymaster Capt. DuberlyLeo Britt as General ScarlettMark Burns as Captain MorrisJohn J. Carney as Trooper MitchellMore like this
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