The Charge of the Light Brigade
Theirs is not to reason why...
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
139 min
Release Date
1968-04-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
67
Vote Average
6.1
Trevor Howard
Lord Cardigan
Vanessa Redgrave
Mrs Clarissa Morris
John Gielgud
Lord Raglan
Harry Andrews
Lord Lucan
Jill Bennett
Mrs. Fanny Duberly
David Hemmings
Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
Ben Aris
Lt. Maxse
Micky Baker
Trooper Metcalfe
Peter Bowles
Paymaster Capt. Duberly
Leo Britt
General Scarlett
Mark Burns
Captain Morris
John J. Carney
Trooper Mitchell
Helen Cherry
Lady Scarlett
Christopher Chittell
Trooper
Ambrose Coghill
Lt. Col. Douglas
Howard Marion-Crawford
Lt. Gen. Sir George Brown
Christopher Cunningham
Farrier
Mark Dignam
Gen. Airey
Mick Dillon
Highlander
Alan Dobie
Riding Master Mogg
Georges Douking
Marshall At. Arnaud
Clive Endersby
Trooper
Andrew Faulds
Quaker Preacher
Derek Fuke
Trooper
Willoughby Goddard
Squire
Derek Gray
Officer
Richard Graydon
Lord Bingham
John Hallam
Officer
Ian Hanson
Singing Trooper
Barbara Hicks
Mrs Duberly's Maid
Ben Howard
Trumpeter Pridmore
Rachel Kempson
Mrs Codrington
T. P. McKenna
William Russel
Michael Miller
Maj.Gen.Sir Colin Campbell
Declan Mulholland
Farrier
Roger Mutton
Cornet Codrington
Valerie Newman
Mrs Mitchell
Roy Pattison
RSM
Corin Redgrave
Capt. Featherstonhaugh
Norman Rossington
TSM Corbett
Dino Shafeek
Indian Servant
John Trenaman
Sgt Smith
Colin Vancao
Capt. Charteris
Donald Wolfit
'Macbeth'
Peter Woodthorpe
Cardigan's Valet
Ernest Blyth
Army Officer Awaiting Posting (Uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Soldier (Uncredited)
Laurence Harvey
Russian Prince (Uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Party Guest (Uncredited)
James Payne
Trooper (Uncredited)
Dido Plumb
Tramp (Uncredited)
Natasha Richardson
Flower Girl at Wedding (Uncredited)
Michael Miller
Maj. Gen Sir Colin Campbell
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