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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Tony Richardson
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    Lord Cardigan Trevor Howard
  • Profile picture of Vanessa Redgrave
    Mrs Clarissa Morris Vanessa Redgrave
  • Profile picture of John Gielgud
    Lord Raglan John Gielgud
  • Profile picture of Harry Andrews
    Lord Lucan Harry Andrews
  • Profile picture of Jill Bennett
    Mrs. Fanny Duberly Jill Bennett
  • Profile picture of David Hemmings
    Capt. Louis Edward Nolan David Hemmings
  • Profile picture of Peter Bowles
    Paymaster Capt. Duberly Peter Bowles
  • Profile picture of Mark Burns
    Captain Morris Mark Burns

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Keywords

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  • lancer