| The Charge of the Light Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Richardson |
| Produced by | Neil Hartley |
| Written by | Charles Wood John Osborne |
| Starring | Trevor Howard John Gielgud Vanessa Redgrave Harry Andrews Jill Bennett David Hemmings Alan Dobie Norman Rossington |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Editing by | Kevin Brownlow Hugh Raggett |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  11 April 1968 |
| Running time | 139 min |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Charge of the Light Brigade is a British film made in 1968 by Woodfall Film Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Neil Hartley from a screenplay by Charles Wood and John Osborne (uncredited). The music score was by John Addison and the cinematography by David Watkin. The film starred Trevor Howard as Lord Cardigan, John Gielgud as Lord Raglan, and Vanessa Redgrave, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings, Ben Aris, Peter Bowles, Helen Cherry, Howard Marion-Crawford, T.P. McKenna and Donald Wolfit.
The film paints the aristocratic officers as incompetents who were concerned with appearance over substance, and who disdained doing the real work of training and leading their troops. It was nominated for 6 BAFTA Film Awards but did not win in any category. It is also noted for periodic, brief animated segments by Richard Williams that explain the global situation in an amusing but clear way (using, for example, a bear to represent Russia and a lion to represent the United Kingdom).
Cast
| Trevor Howard | The Lord Cardigan |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Clarissa |
| John Gielgud | The Lord Raglan |
| Harry Andrews | The Lord Lucan |
| Jill Bennett | Mrs. Duberly |
| David Hemmings | Capt. Nolan |
External links
- IMDb page for the 1968 film
- Julia Trevelyan Oman Archive University of Bristol Theatre Collection, University of Bristol
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