The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 · 139 min · EN · 6.2 (80 votes)
Dir. Tony Richardson · Starring Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings · Music John Addison

“Theirs is not to reason why...”

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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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A grand, sweeping historical epic that captures the pomp and tragedy of war. Witness the clash of empires, the weight of duty, and the devastating consequences of flawed leadership in a visually stunning, albeit somber, portrayal of a legendary military disaster.

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