If you’re looking for Errol Flynn and David Niven here, then you’ll be disappointed. Unlike the Hollywood version of the story from 1936, this one focuses far more on a critique on the command and control structures in the British Army at the start of the Crimean War. It’s principle target is Lord Cardigan (Trevor Howard) who is portrayed as an arrogant and frequently drunken sot without the skills to command…
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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
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FAQ about The Charge of the Light Brigade
What is The Charge of the Light Brigade about?
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.
When was The Charge of the Light Brigade released?
The Charge of the Light Brigade was released in 1968.
What genres does The Charge of the Light Brigade belong to?
The Charge of the Light Brigade is categorised as Drama, History, War.
Who stars in The Charge of the Light Brigade?
The cast of The Charge of the Light Brigade includes Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett.