

The Charge of the Light Brigade
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $2.7M
- Language
- English
- british army
- british empire
- marriage engagement
- british colonialism
- epic battle
- crimean war (1853-56)
- british lancers
- society ball
- brother brother relationship
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR20 Oct 1936
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical28 Jan 1937
FinlandFI
- Theatrical4 Feb 1937
FranceFR
- Theatrical25 Dec 1936
GermanyDE
- Theatrical24 Oct 1950
HungaryHU
- Theatrical18 Feb 1937
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG20 Aug 1937
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical26 Feb 1937
PortugalPT
- Theatrical13 Dec 1937
SpainES
- Theatrical10 Feb 1947
SwedenSE
- Theatrical155 Feb 1937
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The Charge of the Light Brigade was released on 20 October 1936.
Audience reviews
2- J9/10
John Chard
8/28/2014
Into the valley of death rode the 600. The Charge Of The Light Brigade is a good military film boasting quality action sequences, it's not a true account of the actual event, and it should be noted there is a disclaimer of sorts at the film's beginning. This telling begins in India in 1850 and leads us up to what would become the Crimean War. Indian chief Surat Khan (C. Henry Gordon) is plotting to sever his ti…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/19/2022
Errol Flynn leads a workmanlike cast in this tale immortalised by Alfred, Lord Tennyson about a seemingly suicidal charge at the battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. This story is really about empire - British and Russian - and of the manipulation, tactics (and/or, downright bribery) employed by both on those whom they needed to protect it. C Henry Gordon plays one such character "Surat Khan" who longs to rid …
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