The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Name: The Charge of the Light Brigade
Director: Michael Curtiz
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Released: 1936
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: C. Henry Gordon, David Niven, Donald Crisp, E. E. Clive, Errol Flynn

Adventure Drama War

6.5 (85 votes)

1h 51m

Overview

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.

Details

Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Michael Jacoby, Rowland Leigh
Original Language: English
Budget: $1,200,000

Cast

C. Henry Gordon David Niven Donald Crisp E. E. Clive Errol Flynn G.P. Huntley Henry Stephenson J. Carrol Naish Nigel Bruce Olivia de Havilland Patric Knowles Princess Baba Robert Barrat Spring Byington Walter Holbrook

Keywords

british army british colonialism british empire british lancers brother brother relationship crimean war (1853-56) epic battle marriage engagement society ball