CinemaOSMovie · 1968 · 2h 19m
The Charge of the Light Brigade

Theirs is not to reason why...

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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.

Directed byTony Richardson

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 19m
Language
EN
Released
April 10, 1968
Studios
Woodfall Film Productions

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The Charge Of The Light Brigade - Trailer

The Charge Of The Light Brigade - Trailer

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Lt. Maxse

Micky Baker

Trooper Metcalfe

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Paymaster Capt. Duberly

Leo Britt

General Scarlett

Creative team
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
Written by
John Osborne
John Osborne
Charles Wood
Produced by
Neil Hartley

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