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The Charge of the Light Brigade
“Theirs is not to reason why...”
6.2 / 10• 1968• 2h 19m•NR• English
DramaHistoryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Trevor Howard
Lord Cardigan
Lead
Vanessa Redgrave
Mrs Clarissa Morris
John Gielgud
Lord Raglan
Harry Andrews
Lord Lucan
Jill Bennett
Mrs. Fanny Duberly
David Hemmings
Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
BA
Ben Aris
Lt. Maxse
MB
Micky Baker
Trooper Metcalfe
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tony Richardson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Charge of the Light Brigade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
