The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

  • NR
  • 10/11/1968 (US)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 2h 19m

Theirs is not to reason why...

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.

Tony Richardson

Director

John Osborne

Writer

Charles Wood

Writer

Cecil Woodham-Smith

Story

Cast

Trevor Howard's headshot

Trevor Howard

Lord Cardigan
Vanessa Redgrave's headshot

Vanessa Redgrave

Mrs Clarissa Morris
John Gielgud's headshot

John Gielgud

Lord Raglan
Harry Andrews's headshot

Harry Andrews

Lord Lucan
Jill Bennett's headshot

Jill Bennett

Mrs. Fanny Duberly
David Hemmings's headshot

David Hemmings

Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
Ben Aris's headshot

Ben Aris

Lt. Maxse
Micky Baker's headshot

Micky Baker

Trooper Metcalfe

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