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The Charge of the Light Brigade
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The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968-04-10 · 139 min · ★ 6.2

Drama · History · War

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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Directors
Tony Richardson
Production companies
Woodfall Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Trevor HowardTrevor HowardLord Cardigan
Vanessa RedgraveVanessa RedgraveMrs Clarissa Morris
John GielgudJohn GielgudLord Raglan
Harry AndrewsHarry AndrewsLord Lucan
Jill BennettJill BennettMrs. Fanny Duberly
David HemmingsDavid HemmingsCapt. Louis Edward Nolan
Ben ArisLt. Maxse
Micky BakerTrooper Metcalfe
Peter BowlesPeter BowlesPaymaster Capt. Duberly
Leo BrittGeneral Scarlett
Mark BurnsMark BurnsCaptain Morris
John J. CarneyTrooper Mitchell
Helen CherryHelen CherryLady Scarlett
Christopher ChittellChristopher ChittellTrooper
Ambrose CoghillLt. Col. Douglas
Howard Marion-CrawfordHoward Marion-CrawfordLt. Gen. Sir George Brown
Christopher CunninghamFarrier
Mark DignamMark DignamGen. Airey
Mick DillonHighlander
Alan DobieAlan DobieRiding Master Mogg

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