

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Theirs is not to reason why...
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1968-04-10
Runtime:
2h 19m
Director:
Tony Richardson
Writer:
John Osborne, Charles Wood
Top Cast

Trevor Howard
Lord Cardigan

Vanessa Redgrave
Mrs Clarissa Morris

John Gielgud
Lord Raglan

Harry Andrews
Lord Lucan

Jill Bennett
Mrs. Fanny Duberly

David Hemmings
Capt. Louis Edward Nolan

Ben Aris
Lt. Maxse

Micky Baker
Trooper Metcalfe

Peter Bowles
Paymaster Capt. Duberly

Leo Britt
General Scarlett

Mark Burns
Captain Morris

John J. Carney
Trooper Mitchell
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