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Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die - The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Title: The Charge of the Light Brigade

Release Date: 20 Oct 1936

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Drama, Adventure, War

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.5 (74 votes)

Cast

  • Major Geoffrey Vickers: Errol Flynn
  • Elsa Campbell: Olivia de Havilland
  • Captain Perry Vickers: Patric Knowles
  • Sir Charles Macefield: Henry Stephenson
  • Sir Benjamin Warrenton: Nigel Bruce
  • Colonel Campbell: Donald Crisp
  • Captain Randall: David Niven
  • Surat Khan: C. Henry Gordon
  • Major Jowett: G.P. Huntley
  • Count Igor Volonoff: Robert Barrat
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