The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

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During the ill-fated charge of British troops at Balaclava in the Crimean War, loyal soldiers who blindly followed orders were led to certain death. This is the fifth time the story has been told on film, but the actual event is an afterthought to the main plot. Snobbish aristocrats and ineffectual… More

PG-13, 2 hr. 8 min.
Directed By
Tony Richardson
Written By
Charles Wood
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics
In Theaters
Oct 11, 1968 Wide
On DVD
May 7, 2002

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    The Charge of the Light Brigade now seems brilliant and to the point.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    Two things - (1) MGM makes by far the crappiest DVDs on the planet. (2) The inconsequential romance is an established part of the cinematic repertoire. Countless number of scripts have been padded with love stories which have little or nothing to do with the film's… More

  • jay n


    A lot of great actors stuck in this dull mess.

  • Walter M


    In the middle of the 19th century, Captain Louis Nolan(David Hemmings) returns to his native England from India to celebrate the marriage of his best friend William Morris(Mark Burns) to his beloved Clarissa(Vanessa Redgrave). While in country, he signs up for the elite Hussars,… More

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