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The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968 · 139 min

A sharp, bitter satire of aristocratic incompetence that turns into a harrowing, visceral depiction of a doomed cavalry charge.

Directed by
Tony Richardson
Genres
Drama, History, War
Starring
Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud
Tagline
Theirs is not to reason why...
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.

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Directed by
Tony Richardson
Genres
Drama, History, War
Starring
Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • war
  • violence
  • betrayal
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, history, war
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Written by
John Osborne, Charles Wood
Starring
Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings, Ben Aris, Micky Baker
Music
John Addison
Cinematography
David Watkin
Runtime
139 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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