The Attack of the Light Cavalry ( The Charge of the Light Brigade ) is a feature film directed by Tony Richardson .
| Light cavalry attack | |
|---|---|
| English The charge of the light brigade | |
| Genre | , and |
| Producer | Tony richardson |
| Producer | |
| Author script | Charles Wood Cecile Woodham Smith John Osbourne |
| Operator | |
| Composer | |
| Film company | |
| Duration | 112 min |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1968 |
| IMDb | ID 0062790 |
Content
Story
1854 , Crimean War . During the Battle of Balaclava, the light cavalry brigade under the command of Count Cardigan, on the orders of the commander in chief of the British army, Lord Reglan, rushed to storm the Russian positions in order to recapture the artillery pieces captured by the Russians from the Turks. As a result of a meaningless attack, the team suffered tremendous losses.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Trevor Howard | lord cardigan |
| Vanessa Redgrave | Clarissa Morris |
| John Gilgood | lord raglan |
| Harry Andrews | lord lucan |
| Jill bennett | Mrs. Duberly |
| David Hemmings | captain Lewis Nolan |
Camera crew
Artistic Features
Film Award Nominations
- 1969 - BAFTA Awards nominations in the categories of " Best Actor ", " Best Work of a Production Designer ", " Best Cinematography ", " Best Costume Design ", " Best Editing " and "Best Soundtrack", as well as the Anthony Award nomination Asquith for the best music for the film [2] .
Notes
- β http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062790/
- β BAFTA Awards Search: The Charge Of The Light Brigade . BAFTA. Date of treatment January 28, 2019.
Links
- The Charge of the Light Brigade on the Internet Movie Database
Professional reviews:
- Ken Hanke. The Charge of the Light Brigade . (August 3, 2010). Date of treatment January 28, 2019.
- Jay Scriba. Reviewing the Screen : [ eng. ] // The Milwakee Journal. - 1968. - 24 December. - P. 11.
- . Slight brigade . The Spectator (April 19, 1968). Date of treatment January 28, 2019. (requires subscription)
- Vincent Canby , . Screen: 'Charge of the Light Brigade': Vanessa Redgrave and John Gielgud in Cast Hemmings and Trevor Howard Also Star . The New York Times (October 7, 1968). Date of treatment January 28, 2019.
- Pauline Kael . Charge of the Light Brigade, The // Going Steady: Film Writings, 1968-1969 . - M. Boyars, 1970 .-- P. 145-148.
- Pauline Kael . The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) // 5001 Nights at the Movies . - New York: Picador / Macmillan, 1991 .-- P. 130-131. - ISBN 9780805013672 .