

MovieDramaAdventureWar
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die
6.5(86)19361h 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.
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Created by
- Hal B. Wallis,Jack L. Warner
- Writers
- Michael Jacoby,Rowland Leigh
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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

J. Carrol Naish
Subahdar-Major Puran Singh
Walter Holbrook
Cornet Barclay

Princess Baba
Prema's Mother
Charles Sedgwick
Cornet Pearson

Scotty Beckett
Prema Singh

George Regas
Wazir
Helen Sanborn
Mrs. Jowett
John Bose
Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Curtis
Sepoy (uncredited)

Herbert Evans
Majordomo (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten
Officer (uncredited)

Georges Renavent
Gen. Canrobert (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Jack SullivanAssistant Director
Writing
- Michael JacobyScreenplay
- Rowland LeighScreenplay
- Michael JacobyOriginal Story
Production
- Hal B. WallisExecutive Producer
- Jack L. WarnerExecutive Producer
Camera
- Sol PolitoDirector of Photography
Editing
- George AmyEditor
Sound
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Leo F. ForbsteinMusic Director
- Nathan LevinsonSound Engineer
Art
- John HughesArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Milo AndersonCostume Designer
Visual Effects
- Fred JackmanVisual Effects
Crew
- Buddy MasonStunt Double
- Yakima CanuttStunt Double
- E. Rochfort-JohnTechnical Advisor
- Alfred TennysonPoem