"Theirs is not to reason why..."

1968

2h 19m

6.0(69 votes)

Drama

History

War

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.

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53 members

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Trevor Howard

Lord Cardigan

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Vanessa Redgrave

Mrs Clarissa Morris

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John Gielgud

Lord Raglan

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Harry Andrews

Lord Lucan

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Jill Bennett

Mrs. Fanny Duberly

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David Hemmings

Capt. Louis Edward Nolan

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Ben Aris

Lt. Maxse

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Micky Baker

Trooper Metcalfe

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Peter Bowles

Paymaster Capt. Duberly

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Leo Britt

General Scarlett

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Mark Burns

Captain Morris

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John J. Carney

Trooper Mitchell

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Helen Cherry

Lady Scarlett

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Christopher Chittell

Trooper

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Ambrose Coghill

Lt. Col. Douglas

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Howard Marion-Crawford

Lt. Gen. Sir George Brown

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Christopher Cunningham

Farrier

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Mark Dignam

Gen. Airey

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Mick Dillon

Highlander

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Alan Dobie

Riding Master Mogg

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Georges Douking

Marshall At. Arnaud

Writing

Clive Endersby

Trooper

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Andrew Faulds

Quaker Preacher

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Derek Fuke

Trooper

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Willoughby Goddard

Squire

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Derek Gray

Officer

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Richard Graydon

Lord Bingham

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John Hallam

Officer

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Ian Hanson

Singing Trooper

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Barbara Hicks

Mrs Duberly's Maid

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Ben Howard

Trumpeter Pridmore

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Rachel Kempson

Mrs Codrington

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T. P. McKenna

William Russel

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Michael Miller

Maj.Gen.Sir Colin Campbell

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Declan Mulholland

Farrier

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Roger Mutton

Cornet Codrington

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Valerie Newman

Mrs Mitchell

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Roy Pattison

RSM

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Corin Redgrave

Capt. Featherstonhaugh

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Norman Rossington

TSM Corbett

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Dino Shafeek

Indian Servant

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John Trenaman

Sgt Smith

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Colin Vancao

Capt. Charteris

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Donald Wolfit

'Macbeth'

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Peter Woodthorpe

Cardigan's Valet

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Ernest Blyth

Army Officer Awaiting Posting (Uncredited)

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Harry Fielder

Soldier (Uncredited)

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Laurence Harvey

Russian Prince (Uncredited)

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Juba Kennerley

Party Guest (Uncredited)

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James Payne

Trooper (Uncredited)

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Dido Plumb

Tramp (Uncredited)

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Natasha Richardson

Flower Girl at Wedding (Uncredited)

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Michael Miller

Maj. Gen Sir Colin Campbell

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