

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die
Drama
Adventure
War
Overview
In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the domination of India and the border territories, Major Geoffrey Vickers must endure several betrayals and misfortunes before he can achieve his revenge at the Balaclava Heights, on October 25, 1854, the most glorious day of the Crimean War.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1936-10-20
Runtime:
1h 51m
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Writer:
Rowland Leigh, Michael Jacoby
Top Cast

Errol Flynn
Major Geoffrey Vickers

Olivia de Havilland
Elsa Campbell

Patric Knowles
Captain Perry Vickers

Henry Stephenson
Sir Charles Macefield

Nigel Bruce
Sir Benjamin Warrenton

Donald Crisp
Colonel Campbell

David Niven
Captain Randall

C. Henry Gordon
Surat Khan

G.P. Huntley
Major Jowett

Robert Barrat
Count Igor Volonoff

Spring Byington
Lady Octavia Warrenton

E. E. Clive
Sir Humphrey Harcourt
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