The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
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.
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Writers:
Michael Jacoby, Rowland Leigh.
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Errol Flynn as Major Geoffrey Vickers |
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Olivia de Havilland as Elsa Campbell |
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Patric Knowles as Captain Perry Vickers |
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Henry Stephenson as Sir Charles Macefield |
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Nigel Bruce as Sir Benjamin Warrenton |
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Donald Crisp as Colonel Campbell |
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David Niven as Captain Randall |
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C. Henry Gordon as Surat Khan |
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G.P. Huntley as Major Jowett |
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Robert Barrat as Count Igor Volonoff |
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Spring Byington as Lady Octavia Warrenton |
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E. E. Clive as Sir Humphrey Harcourt |
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J. Carrol Naish as Subahdar-Major Puran Singh |
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Walter Holbrook as Cornet Barclay |
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Princess Baba as Prema's Mother |
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Charles Sedgwick as Cornet Pearson |
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Scotty Beckett as Prema Singh |
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George Regas as Wazir |
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Helen Sanborn as Mrs. Jowett |
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John Bose as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Jack Curtis as Sepoy (uncredited) |
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Herbert Evans as Majordomo (uncredited) |
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Olaf Hytten as Officer (uncredited) |
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Georges Renavent as Gen. Canrobert (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Indian Officer (uncredited) |
| Editing | George Amy | Editor |
| Writing | Michael Jacoby | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rowland Leigh | Screenplay |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Camera | Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Buddy Mason | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Yakima Canutt | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | Fred Jackman | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Writing | Michael Jacoby | Original Story |
| Crew | Alfred Tennyson | Poem |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Designer |
| Crew | E. Rochfort-John | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Nathan Levinson | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Jack Sullivan | Assistant Director |