Drama ·History ·War · United Kingdom · 1968 · 2h 19m

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade poster
Director
Tony Richardson
Cast
Trevor Howard as Lord Cardigan Vanessa Redgrave as Mrs Clarissa Morris John Gielgud as Lord Raglan Harry Andrews as Lord Lucan Jill Bennett as Mrs. Fanny Duberly David Hemmings as Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
Crew
David Watkin — Director of Photography Kevin Brownlow — Editor Hugh Raggett — Editor John Addison — Original Music Composer John Osborne — Writer Charles Wood — Writer
Tagline

Theirs is not to reason why...

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Charge of the Light Brigade — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
heropoliticsbritish armybritish empireremakehonorrussian soldiermassacredisciplinehussarsbritish soldierbritish history
Key Collaborators
Tony Richardson Director David Watkin Director of Photography Kevin Brownlow Editor Hugh Raggett Editor John Addison Original Music Composer John Osborne Writer Charles Wood Writer Cecil Woodham-Smith Story Neil Hartley Producer David Walker Costume Design
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