The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz |
| Producer(s) | Samuel Bischoff (associate uncredited), Hal B. Wallis (executive uncredited), Jack L. Warner (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | Romance (Drama) |
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The Charge of the Light Brigade Overview:
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and Samuel Bischoff.
SYNOPSIS
Loosely based on Tennyson's stirring poem, the film marks a milestone in action sequences with the tumultuous Balaklava charge. Flynn is a dashing British military man at odds with mercenary enemies. Stationed in India and later in Crimea, Flynn and cohorts vow revenge on a cruel despot who attacked their camp. Dripping with patriotism, pageantry, heroism, and thrilling action.
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Academy Awards 1936 --- Ceremony Number 9 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner) | Nominated |
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) with Errol Flynn
By Greg Orypeck on Jan 25, 2014 From Classic Film FreakShare This! Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred: ?Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns,? he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ?opening of The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson C... Read full article
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
By Beatrice on Sep 2, 2013 From Flickers in TimeThe Charge of the Light Brigade Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by Michael Jacoby and Rowland Leigh inspired by the poem by Tennyson 1936/USA Warner Bros. First viewing The war film is not a favorite genre of mine, but there is no question that this is an expertly made film of some power. ?I do... Read full article
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Quotes from
Sir Charles Macefield: Well, I'll finish my drink. I have a cowardly aversion to meeting reptiles socially 'til I've had at least one sherry and bitters.
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Facts about
In the famous charge scene, the man leaping up from the ground and remounting his racing horse is not Errol Flynn, but stuntman Buster Wiles.
The original script used the real-life siege of a British fort at Cawnpore (and subsequent massacre of its survivors) during the Sepoy Rebellion - a nationwide mutiny of Indian soldiers in the British army - as the reason for the famous Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava during the Crimean War. However, shortly before the film was started, someone pointed out that the Sepoy Rebellion took place three years AFTER the Crimean War. The fort's name was hurriedly changed to Chukoti, and instead of mutinous Indian soldiers, the besiegers were changed to tribesmen of a fictitious warlord called Surat Khan.
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