"Theirs is not to reason why..."

1968

2h 19m

6.1(67 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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Cast & Crew

Trevor Howard

Vanessa Redgrave

John Gielgud

Harry Andrews

Jill Bennett

David Hemmings

Ben Aris

Micky Baker

Peter Bowles

Leo Britt

Mark Burns

John J. Carney

Helen Cherry

Christopher Chittell

Ambrose Coghill

Howard Marion-Crawford

Christopher Cunningham

Mark Dignam

Mick Dillon

Alan Dobie

Georges Douking

Clive Endersby

Andrew Faulds

Derek Fuke

Willoughby Goddard

Derek Gray

Richard Graydon

John Hallam

Ian Hanson

Barbara Hicks

Ben Howard

Rachel Kempson

T. P. McKenna

Michael Miller

Declan Mulholland

Roger Mutton

Valerie Newman

Roy Pattison

Corin Redgrave

Norman Rossington

Dino Shafeek

John Trenaman

Colin Vancao

Donald Wolfit

Peter Woodthorpe

Ernest Blyth

Harry Fielder

Laurence Harvey

Juba Kennerley

James Payne

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Michael Miller

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MAS*H