The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

10/20/1936 1h 51m

Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Errol Flynn

as Major Geoffrey Vickers

Born 06/20/1909

Died 10/14/1959, age

Olivia de Havilland

as Elsa Campbell

Born 07/01/1916

Died 07/26/2020, age

Patric Knowles

as Captain Perry Vickers

Born 11/11/1911

Died 12/23/1995, age

Henry Stephenson

as Sir Charles Macefield

Born 04/15/1871

Died 04/24/1956, age

Nigel Bruce

as Sir Benjamin Warrenton

Born 02/03/1895

Died 10/08/1953, age

Donald Crisp

as Colonel Campbell

Born 07/26/1882

Died 05/25/1974, age

David Niven

as Captain Randall

Born 02/28/1910

Died 07/29/1983, age

C. Henry Gordon

as Surat Khan

Born 06/17/1884

Died 12/03/1940, age

Robert Barrat

as Count Igor Volonoff

Born 07/09/1889

Died 01/08/1970, age

Spring Byington

as Lady Octavia Warrenton

Born 10/16/1886

Died 09/07/1971, age

E. E. Clive

as Sir Humphrey Harcourt

Born 08/26/1879

Died 06/06/1940, age

J. Carrol Naish

as Subahdar-Major Puran Singh

Born 01/20/1896

Died 01/24/1973, age