The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

Country: USA
Director: Michael Curtiz
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action
Rating: 7.1/10
Length: 116 mins

Storyline

Major Vickers is an officer at the 27th Lancers in India 1856. When the regiment is on maneuver, the barracks are attacked by Surat Khan and his soldiers who massacre British women and children. This leaves an inextinguishable memory and Vickers promises to revenge the dead.—Mattias Thuresson

Plot Keywords

battlefield, elephant, disguise, brother brother relationship, dead children, british empire, horse, white flag, truce, engagement, father daughter relationship, battle, evil man, orchestral music score, treachery, romantic rivalry, henpecked husband, gunfire, bravery, betrayal

Short Review

Forget about historical accuracy: Michael Curtiz's version of the narrative poem, starring Errol Flynn, is fanciful, stirring (assistant director won Oscar), and entertaining.