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The Charge of the Light Brigade

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

6.5(86)19361h 51m3

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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Release dates

  • 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

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  • J

    John Chard

    8/28/2014

    9/10

    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…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/19/2022

    7/10

    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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