The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Drama
History
War

The Charge of the Light Brigade

139 minutes
04/10/1968
6.1

Overview

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.

Cast

Trevor Howard
Trevor HowardLord Cardigan
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa RedgraveMrs Clarissa Morris
John Gielgud
John GielgudLord Raglan
Harry Andrews
Harry AndrewsLord Lucan
Jill Bennett
Jill BennettMrs. Fanny Duberly
David Hemmings
David HemmingsCapt. Louis Edward Nolan
Ben Aris
Ben ArisLt. Maxse
Micky Baker
Micky BakerTrooper Metcalfe
Peter Bowles
Peter BowlesPaymaster Capt. Duberly
Leo Britt
Leo BrittGeneral Scarlett
Mark Burns
Mark BurnsCaptain Morris
John J. Carney
John J. CarneyTrooper Mitchell
Helen Cherry
Helen CherryLady Scarlett
Christopher Chittell
Christopher ChittellTrooper
Ambrose Coghill
Ambrose CoghillLt. Col. Douglas
Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-CrawfordLt. Gen. Sir George Brown
Christopher Cunningham
Christopher CunninghamFarrier
Mark Dignam
Mark DignamGen. Airey
Mick Dillon
Mick DillonHighlander
Alan Dobie
Alan DobieRiding Master Mogg
Georges Douking
Georges DoukingMarshall At. Arnaud
Clive Endersby
Clive EndersbyTrooper
Andrew Faulds
Andrew FauldsQuaker Preacher
Derek Fuke
Derek FukeTrooper
Willoughby Goddard
Willoughby GoddardSquire
Derek Gray
Derek GrayOfficer
Richard Graydon
Richard GraydonLord Bingham
John Hallam
John HallamOfficer
Ian Hanson
Ian HansonSinging Trooper
Barbara Hicks
Barbara HicksMrs Duberly's Maid
Ben Howard
Ben HowardTrumpeter Pridmore
Rachel Kempson
Rachel KempsonMrs Codrington
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKennaWilliam Russel
Michael Miller
Michael MillerMaj.Gen.Sir Colin Campbell
Declan Mulholland
Declan MulhollandFarrier
Roger Mutton
Roger MuttonCornet Codrington
Valerie Newman
Valerie NewmanMrs Mitchell
Roy Pattison
Roy PattisonRSM
Corin Redgrave
Corin RedgraveCapt. Featherstonhaugh
Norman Rossington
Norman RossingtonTSM Corbett
Dino Shafeek
Dino ShafeekIndian Servant
John Trenaman
John TrenamanSgt Smith
Colin Vancao
Colin VancaoCapt. Charteris
Donald Wolfit
Donald Wolfit'Macbeth'
Peter Woodthorpe
Peter WoodthorpeCardigan's Valet
Ernest Blyth
Ernest BlythArmy Officer Awaiting Posting (Uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Harry FielderSoldier (Uncredited)
Laurence Harvey
Laurence HarveyRussian Prince (Uncredited)
Juba Kennerley
Juba KennerleyParty Guest (Uncredited)
James Payne
James PayneTrooper (Uncredited)
Dido Plumb
Dido PlumbTramp (Uncredited)
Natasha Richardson
Natasha RichardsonFlower Girl at Wedding (Uncredited)
Michael Miller
Michael MillerMaj. Gen Sir Colin Campbell