

The Charge of the Light Brigade
"Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$1.2M
$1,200,000
Revenue
$2.7M
$2,736,000
Languages
English
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Key Crew

Michael Curtiz
Director

Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer

Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Cast

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

George Regas
Wazir
Helen Sanborn
Mrs. Jowett
John Bose
Soldier (uncredited)