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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 .. Read more

Starring	Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews
Director	Tony Richardson
Genres	Drama

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- This version for the swinging sixties has a few splendid moments but apes Tom Jones all too obviously and leaves audiences with an even dimmer view of history than they started with.
- 33764
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  The Valley of Death
  
  Richardson's film of military incompetence in the 19th century is also a satire on the British Establishment of the 1960s. The attention to historical ... read more »
  
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  - Leon Collins
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2006 at 17:10
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  An odd epic.
  
  This curious film is worth seeing for the interlinking cartoon sequences alone - they are brilliant. That aside, this is a star studded epic with political ... read more »
  
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- - JuBal
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  - 13 Sep 2011 at 12:25
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  History at its worst
  
  This was a film hired for my husband, certainly not my type of film. These are his comments. 'Having read many books on the subject I was looking forward to... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Plymouth
  - 10 Mar 2011 at 20:29
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  the charge of the light brigade
  
  I'd forgotton this film so thought i'd see it again. It came over quite dated now with the action scenes fairly poor by modern standards. Good character... read more »
  
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- - NICKJOJO
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  - Surrey
  - 25 Nov 2010 at 10:29
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  the charge of the light brigade
  
  this is a film that will remain with you . The class devide has never been represented so well as this visually stunning film. From the actors who fit the ... read more »
  
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- - chuzlewit
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  - grimsby
  - 30 Jan 2010 at 13:31
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  NICELY PACED
  
  I find this to be a great movie about the obvious title. It is slow in parts which sets a nice relaxing pace that gathers to the charge itself. The misery of ... read more »
  
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- - JamesT
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  - Chorley
  - 04 Apr 2009 at 00:38
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  Not bad
  
  This film was quite enjoyable, even though it was an older film. Good story line and the characters aren't bad either, not bad for renting.
  
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- - bluestar224
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  - Clydebank
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 20:26
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  Great Picture
  
  Splendid performance by Trevor Howard.
  
  Portrayed the Crimea War very well.
  
  Hurrah!
  
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  - Solihull
  - 06 Jan 2009 at 21:10
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  History does repeat itself
  
  None of us were there. There was no Kate Adie, Sky News or CNN. Most of what was written was by Alfred Lord Tennyson in the epic poem - several years later.read more »
  
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  - Harrogate
  - 31 Mar 2008 at 11:42
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  Clever? Stupid?
  
  This film investigates the background to and actions of the 'Charhe'. The Animation sequences are excellent, the acvting good and yet, something is ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 24 Nov 2006 at 08:21
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  A reasonably poor farce...sorry
  
  If you want to watch a fairly boring film with few redeemable characters..then get this for a wet october afternoon.
  
  The 1936 Errol Flynn version is ... read more »
  
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- - PJ Martin
  - Northern Ireland
  - 22 Jul 2006 at 18:02
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  The Valley of Death
  
  Richardson's film of military incompetence in the 19th century is also a satire on the British Establishment of the 1960s. The attention to historical ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 202626
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  - Leon Collins
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2006 at 17:10
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  Not quite a masterpiece
  
  Works best when taking the michael out of the toffs who ran the British army at that time. Gielgud is memorable as the dithering Lord Raglan as is Howard as ... read more »
  
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- - THEGEEK
  - Hull
  - 12 Apr 2005 at 20:10
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  Good film
  
  Quite a good film, with a slow build up to the central point of the film : the actual 'charge' - which was somehow a little disappointing. The ending ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Noble
  - Waterlooville
  - 08 Apr 2005 at 08:30
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  A reasonably poor farce...sorry
  
  If you want to watch a fairly boring film with few redeemable characters..then get this for a wet october afternoon.
  
  The 1936 Errol Flynn version is ... read more »
  
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- - PJ Martin
  - Northern Ireland
  - 22 Jul 2006 at 18:02
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  Superb cinematography
  
  If you give your film this title then you must be sure to deliver the climactic scene of the charge convincingly and this is brilliantly staged in a superbly ... read more »
  
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- - John942
  - ANTRIM
  - 06 Nov 2004 at 09:05
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  History does repeat itself
  
  None of us were there. There was no Kate Adie, Sky News or CNN. Most of what was written was by Alfred Lord Tennyson in the epic poem - several years later.read more »
  
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  - Harrogate
  - 31 Mar 2008 at 11:42
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  the charge of the light brigade
  
  this is a film that will remain with you . The class devide has never been represented so well as this visually stunning film. From the actors who fit the ... read more »
  
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- - chuzlewit
  - 5 reviews
  - grimsby
  - 30 Jan 2010 at 13:31
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  Rather like the curate...
  
  Rather like the curate's egg. A basically good film made overlong and occasionally tedious by animated sequences. However, these aside, it is more than ... read more »
  
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  - 15 Oct 2004 at 09:29
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  Star names but a bit slow
  
  Interesting how they set up the characters involved and some good battle scenes but I found it a bit ponderous.
  
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- - Rob Smith
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  - 18 Apr 2005 at 17:41
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  Clever? Stupid?
  
  This film investigates the background to and actions of the 'Charhe'. The Animation sequences are excellent, the acvting good and yet, something is ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 24 Nov 2006 at 08:21

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- This version for the swinging sixties has a few splendid moments but apes Tom Jones all too obviously and leaves audiences with an even dimmer view of history than they started with.
- 33764
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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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 ...