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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Directed by Michael Curtiz
“Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die”
Drama, Adventure, War · 1h 51m
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.
Cast
Errol Flynn
Major Geoffrey Vickers
Olivia de Havilland
Elsa Campbell
Patric Knowles
Captain Perry Vickers
Henry Stephenson
Sir Charles Macefield
Nigel Bruce
Sir Benjamin Warrenton
Donald Crisp
Colonel Campbell
David Niven
Captain Randall
C. Henry Gordon
Surat Khan
G.P. Huntley
Major Jowett
Robert Barrat
Count Igor Volonoff
Spring Byington
Lady Octavia Warrenton
E. E. Clive
Sir Humphrey Harcourt
Crew
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Screenplay
- Michael Jacoby, Rowland Leigh
- Director of Photography
- Sol Polito
- Original Music Composer
- Max Steiner
- Editor
- George Amy
Details
- Release date
- 1936-10-20
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, War
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget
- $1,200,000
- Box office
- $2,736,000