The Charge of the Light Brigade

~Theirs is not to reason why...

Overview

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamously reckless strategic debacle against a Russian artillery battery.

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General Information

Release Date: 1968-04-10
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 139 min

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