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The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 Directed by Michael Curtiz

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Adventure , Drama , War
Production Company Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget $1,200,000
Revenue $2,736,000
Release Date 20 October 1936
111 mins
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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
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)
Sam Harris Indian Officer (uncredited)
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