The Charge of the Light Brigade [DVD] [1936]
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Of the many film versions of Alfred Lord Tennyson's narrative poem, 1936's Charge of the Light Brigade has the least relationship to the facts concerning the famous 19th century British military blunder in the Crimea. Reflecting the popularity of 1935's Lives of A Bengal Lancer, the film uses the climactic charge as the culmination of events which begin in British India. Errol Flynn and Patric Knowles are cast as cavalry officers who are also brothers; both love Olivia De Havilland, but it is Knowles who wins out (this should tip us off that the rest of the film is pure fantasy). Indian potentate C. Henry Gordon, angered that the British government has cut off his subsidy, stages a revolt against the English settlements. Ordered on maneuvers, Flynn is unable to bring rescue troops to the besieged fort commanded by De Havilland's father. Gordon supervises the slaughter of every man, woman and child at the fort, then leaves India in the company of his Russian advisors. Flynn and his fellow Light Brigade lancers are then transferred to the Crimea--where, as luck would have it, Gordon is now ensconced with the Russians. Thirsting for revenge, Flynn falsifies an official order so that he and the Light Brigade can battle Gordon and his allies at Balaclava (thus are Britons Lord Cardigan and Lord Ragan, the actual instigators of the doomed charge, exonerated). As passages from the Tennyson poem are superimposed on the action, Flynn leads a suicidal charge against the Russians; he manages to kill the treacherous Gordon before being slain himself. Its dozens of historical inaccuracies aside, The Charge of the Light Brigade is rousing entertainment. Animal lovers be warned, however: several horses were killed during the climactic charge, a fact that compelled Hollywood (under the auspices of the ASPCA) to install safer and more stringent standards concerning the treatment of animals.~Hal Erickson
Director
- Michael Curtiz
Writers
- Michel Jacoby
- Rowland Leigh
Cast
- Errol FlynnMaj. Geoffrey Vickers
- Olivia de HavillandElsa Campbell
- Patric KnowlesCapt. Perry Vickers
- Henry StephensonSir Charles Macefield
- Donald CrispCol. Campbell
- David NivenCapt. James Randall
- Nigel BruceSir Benjamin Warrenton
- Robert H. BarratCount Igor Volonoff
- Spring ByingtonOctavia Warrenton
- E.E. CliveSir Humphrey Harcourt
- Lumsden HareCol. Woodward
- J. Carrol NaishSubahdar Major Puran Singh
- Walter HolbrookCornet Barclay
- Princess BaigumPrema's Mother
- Charles SedgwickCornet Pearson
- Scotty BeckettPrema Singh
- George RegasWazir
- Colin KennyMaj. Anderson
- Gordon HartCol. Coventry
- Helen SanbornMrs. Jowett
- Dick BotillerNative
- Phyllis CoghlanWoman at Ball
- Jack Curtis
- Denis D'AuburnOrderly
- Lal Chand Mehra
- Carlyle Moore, Jr.Junior Officer
- Ram Singh
- C. Aubrey Smith
- George SorelSurwan
- Arthur Thalasso
- David Thursby
- Carlos San MartinCourt Interpreter
- Jimmy AubreyOrderly
- George DavidSuristani
- Herbert EvansMajor Domo
- Martin GarralagaPanjari
- Holmes HerbertGen. O'Neill
- Brandon HurstLord Raglan
- Boyd IrwinGen. Dunbar
- Crauford KentCapt. Brown
- Frank LackteenPanjari
- Wilfred LucasCaptain
- Georges RenaventGen. Canrobert
- Harry SemelsSepoy chief
- Reginald SheffieldBentham
- Michael VisaroffRussian General
- G.P. HuntleyMaj. Jowett
Crew
- Hal B. WallisProducer
- Sam BischoffProducer
- Sol PolitoCinematographer
- Leo F. ForbsteinMusical Direction/Supervision
- Max SteinerComposer (Music Score)
- George J. AmyEditor
- John HughesArt Director
- Milo AndersonCostume Designer
- H.F. KoenekampSpecial Effects
- B. Reeves "Breezy" EasonConsultant/advisor
- Sam HarrisConsultant/advisor
- Nathan LevinsonSound Recordist
Details
- GenreDrama
- SubgenreBritish Empire Film,Historical Epic
- TitleThe Charge of the Light Brigade
- Countries ProducedUnited States
- Duration115 minutes
- Year of Release1936
- Product TagsDVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Region Code0
- StudioWarner Bros. Digital Distribution
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- Product NameThe Charge of the Light Brigade [DVD] [1936]
- UPC888574513436
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Truly Remarkable Errol Flynn movie
||Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.The stage set for the actual charge had to be a major undertaking. Remarkably done from beginning to end.
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