The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

"Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die"

1936

1h 51m

6.5(78 votes)

Drama

Adventure

War

Overview

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.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Errol Flynn

Major Geoffrey Vickers

Errol Flynn

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Olivia de Havilland

Elsa Campbell

Olivia de Havilland

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Patric Knowles

Captain Perry Vickers

Patric Knowles

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Henry Stephenson

Sir Charles Macefield

Henry Stephenson

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Nigel Bruce

Sir Benjamin Warrenton

Nigel Bruce

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Donald Crisp

Colonel Campbell

Donald Crisp

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David Niven

Captain Randall

David Niven

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C. Henry Gordon

Surat Khan

C. Henry Gordon

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G.P. Huntley

Major Jowett

G.P. Huntley

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Robert Barrat

Count Igor Volonoff

Robert Barrat

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Spring Byington

Lady Octavia Warrenton

Spring Byington

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E. E. Clive

Sir Humphrey Harcourt

E. E. Clive

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J. Carrol Naish

Subahdar-Major Puran Singh

J. Carrol Naish

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Walter Holbrook

Cornet Barclay

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Princess Baba

Prema's Mother

Princess Baba

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Charles Sedgwick

Cornet Pearson

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Scotty Beckett

Prema Singh

Scotty Beckett

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George Regas

Wazir

George Regas

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Helen Sanborn

Mrs. Jowett

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John Bose

Soldier (uncredited)

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Jack Curtis

Sepoy (uncredited)

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Herbert Evans

Majordomo (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Acting

Olaf Hytten

Officer (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Acting

Georges Renavent

Gen. Canrobert (uncredited)

Georges Renavent

Acting

Sam Harris

Indian Officer (uncredited)

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