The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die

  • Genre: Drama, Adventure, War
  • Release Date: 1936-10-20
  • User Rating: 6.451/10 from 72 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Michael Curtiz
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Summary

In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the domination of India and the border territories, Major Geoffrey Vickers must endure several betrayals and misfortunes before he can achieve his revenge at the Balaclava Heights, on October 25, 1854, the most glorious day of the Crimean War.

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  • Errol Flynn

    as Major Geoffrey Vickers
  • Olivia de Havilland

    as Elsa Campbell
  • Patric Knowles

    as Captain Perry Vickers
  • Henry Stephenson

    as Sir Charles Macefield
  • Nigel Bruce

    as Sir Benjamin Warrenton
  • Donald Crisp

    as Colonel Campbell
  • David Niven

    as Captain Randall
  • C. Henry Gordon

    as Surat Khan
  • G.P. Huntley

    as Major Jowett
  • Robert Barrat

    as Count Igor Volonoff
  • Spring Byington

    as Lady Octavia Warrenton
  • E. E. Clive

    as Sir Humphrey Harcourt
  • J. Carrol Naish

    as Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
  • Walter Holbrook

    as Cornet Barclay
  • Princess Baba

    as Prema's Mother
  • Charles Sedgwick

    as Cornet Pearson
  • Scotty Beckett

    as Prema Singh
  • George Regas

    as Wazir
  • Helen Sanborn

    as Mrs. Jowett
  • John Bose

    as Soldier (uncredited)
  • Jack Curtis

    as Sepoy (uncredited)
  • Herbert Evans

    as Majordomo (uncredited)
  • Olaf Hytten

    as Officer (uncredited)
  • Georges Renavent

    as Gen. Canrobert (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris

    as Indian Officer (uncredited)
Writing Michael Jacoby Screenplay
Sound Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Writing Rowland Leigh Screenplay
Editing George Amy Editor
Directing Michael Curtiz Director
Camera Sol Polito Director of Photography
Art John Hughes Art Direction
Production Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
Production Jack L. Warner Executive Producer
Crew Buddy Mason Stunt Double
Crew Yakima Canutt Stunt Double
Visual Effects Fred Jackman Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up Milo Anderson Costume Designer
Crew E. Rochfort-John Technical Advisor
Writing Michael Jacoby Original Story
Sound Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
Crew Alfred Tennyson Poem

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