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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.

19682h 19mNRDrama, History, War

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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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