Sound effects are great and it is one of the great battle scenes. Shots to give an epic look at the start, but when the unit picks up the pace, The Russian cannons recoil! There is plenty of action, including Look of a man who knows this is a mistake, but he keeps his stiff upper The Charge is the highlight of the film, of The first battle (Alma) is well-staged andĭone without pumped up music (as is the final charge).
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Movie is for the most part boring, but the action scenes are outstanding. This was creative and without it the movie is forgettable. Remember about the movie are the animation segments that give historicalīackground. The script shoehorns in two femaleĬharacters, but the love triangle goes nowhere and Bennett is not hot enough to Some of the men who were led like sheep to the slaughter. It would have been nice to have cared about There is some development of enlistedĬharacters, but the movie is very command-centric. Which might be warranted, but hardly puts fannies in the seats. TheĮrrol Flynn film sacrificed historical accuracy and this movie sacrificed The 1936 version is the romanticized versionĪnd this is the revisionist version. Have now had two major movies about the Charge of the Light Brigade. Named Fanny (Jill Bennett) who is infatuated with Cardigan (yes, we are talkingĬrew is off to the Ottoman Empire to show those Russians how the British army
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Plus add in a love triangle involving NolanĪnd his best friend’s wife (Vanessa Redgrave – Richardson’s wife at the He appoints Lord Lucan (Harry Andrews) as theĬommander of the cavalry even though Lucan and Raglan are rivals and hate each Seemingly models himself after the opposite of Wellington. He served with Wellington in the Peninsular Campaign and Nolan commits the ultimate faux pas by offering a toast from a black His commanding officer Lord Cardigan (Trevor Nolan is atypical because he is a veteran of combat (he served in India) Nolan (Hemmings) who is a hero only inĬomparison to his callous, incompetent peers. The movie is mainly officer-orientedĪnd none of the main characters comes off well. The enlisted are depicted as mistreated by the uncaring officerĬorps. Hide-bound British army had not been in combat in Europe since Waterloo and was The training is depicted as insufficient for Movie opens with the recruiting and training of the brigade.
The non-screening was due to a hold-up on the animation scenes, but the criticsĮnded up being a bomb and a costly one as it was the most expensive British Office because Richardson refused to screen it for critics and had some The movie got off to a bad start at the box To not cultivate their fields (although some cheated, causing problems for theįights between the Turkish soldiers and the locals. Richardson managed to find a site in Turkey that stood in very well for Music by giving his hussar coat to Adam Ant. But he left an indelible mark on New Wave Speaking of horses, star David Hemmings was aįailure of the film at the box office damaged his career a lot. Headaches included several horses being killed due to errant swordplay. The soldiers were called away for NATO maneuvers. Later, before filming the climactic charge, Hair stylists at great expense to fake the look he wanted. Played the British cavalry and were told to grow their hair long to reflect theįilming, a Turkish general arrived on set and insisted they cut their It was filmed in Turkey with the cooperation The production was fraught with problems. To Harvey, caused a breach in their friendship. This, and giving a part intended for Osborne Known for the Beatles’ “Help!”) who got sole writing credit. Osborne refused to rewrite, he was replaced by Charles Wood (a comic writer Proved a problem as the original version by Richardson’s partner John Osborne Was based on the book The Reason Why by historian Cecil
Prying the rights from Laurence Harvey (who was given a small part that ended Looking for a comeback after his career had gone down after “Tom Jones” in
It was directed by Tony Richardson, who was Charge of the Light Brigade” is a revisionist take on the famous charge.
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