Movie·1968·2h 19m
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Theirs is not to reason why...
Directed By
Tony Richardson
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
John Osborne, Charles Wood
Producer
Neil Hartley
Cinematography
David Watkin
Music
John Addison
Editor
Kevin Brownlow
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
76 votes
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Region: INRent
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// cast
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
Helen Cherry
Lady Scarlett
Christopher Chittell
Trooper
Ambrose Coghill
Lt. Col. Douglas
Howard Marion-Crawford
Lt. Gen. Sir George Brown
Christopher Cunningham
Farrier
Mark Dignam
Gen. Airey
// crew
Crew
Tony Richardson
Director
John Osborne
Writer
Neil Hartley
Producer
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Charles Wood
Writer
Kevin Brownlow
Editor
Hugh Raggett
Editor
Cecil Woodham-Smith
Story
John Addison
Original Music Composer
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