The Charge of the Light Brigade
movie
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die
Released October 20, 1936
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.
Cast
Errol Flynn
as
Major Geoffrey Vickers
Olivia de Havilland
as
Elsa Campbell
Patric Knowles
as
Captain Perry Vickers
Henry Stephenson
as
Sir Charles Macefield
Nigel Bruce
as
Sir Benjamin Warrenton
Donald Crisp
as
Colonel Campbell
David Niven
as
Captain Randall
C. Henry Gordon
as
Surat Khan
G.P. Huntley
as
Major Jowett
Robert Barrat
as
Count Igor Volonoff
Spring Byington
as
Lady Octavia Warrenton
E. E. Clive
as
Sir Humphrey Harcourt
Crew
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Michael Jacoby
as
Screenplay
Max Steiner
as
Original Music Composer
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Rowland Leigh
as
Screenplay
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George Amy
as
Editor
Michael Curtiz
as
Director
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Sol Polito
as
Director of Photography
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John Hughes
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Art Direction
Hal B. Wallis
as
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner
as
Executive Producer
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Buddy Mason
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Stunt Double
Yakima Canutt
as
Stunt Double
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Fred Jackman
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Visual Effects