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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

"Theirs is not to reason why..."

6.1/10 2h 19m Apr 10, 1968
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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Movie Details

Original Title The Charge of the Light Brigade
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
Lord Cardigan
Popularity: 1.6
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Mrs Clarissa Morris
Popularity: 5.7
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Lord Raglan
Popularity: 1.0
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
Lord Lucan
Popularity: 4.6
Jill Bennett
Jill Bennett
Mrs. Fanny Duberly
Popularity: 0.4
David Hemmings
David Hemmings
Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
Popularity: 0.8
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Ben Aris
Lt. Maxse
Popularity: 0.2
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Micky Baker
Trooper Metcalfe
Popularity: 0.1
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
Paymaster Capt. Duberly
Popularity: 1.4
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Leo Britt
General Scarlett
Popularity: 1.5
Mark Burns
Mark Burns
Captain Morris
Popularity: 0.6
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John J. Carney
Trooper Mitchell
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Tony Richardson
Writer John Osborne, Charles Wood
Producer Neil Hartley
Editor Kevin Brownlow, Hugh Raggett

Production

Woodfall Film Productions
GB

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Keywords

hero politics british army british empire remake honor russian soldier massacre discipline hussars british soldier british history british colonial anti war equestrian lancer

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 7, 2025

If you’re looking for Errol Flynn and David Niven here, then you’ll be disappointed. Unlike the Hollywood version of the story from 1936, this one focuses far more on a critique on the command and control structures in the British Army at the start of the Crimean War. It’s principle target is ... Read more

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Details
Release Date April 10, 1968
Runtime 2h 19m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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