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The Charge of the Light Brigade(1968)

Theirs is not to reason why...

6.2(78)2h 19m1968-04-10

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Overview

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
Producers:: Neil Hartley
Cinematographer:: David Watkin
Composer:: John Addison
Production:: Woodfall Film Productions
Status:: Released

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Cast

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Lord Cardigan

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Mrs Clarissa Morris

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Lord Raglan

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Lord Lucan

Jill Bennett

Jill Bennett

Mrs. Fanny Duberly

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Capt. Louis Edward Nolan

Ben Aris

Ben Aris

Lt. Maxse

Micky Baker

Micky Baker

Trooper Metcalfe

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Paymaster Capt. Duberly

Leo Britt

Leo Britt

General Scarlett

Mark Burns

Mark Burns

Captain Morris

John J. Carney

John J. Carney

Trooper Mitchell