
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Theirs is not to reason why...
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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About The Charge of the Light Brigade
- Directors
- Tony Richardson
- Cast
- Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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