The Charge of the Light Brigade
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The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British war film directed by Tony Richardson that satirically portrays the mismanagement and heroism surrounding the infamous Crimean War cavalry charge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Charge of the Light Brigade canonical | 9 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British war film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Alfred Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David Watkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Charge of the Light Brigade
NERFINISHED
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Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Tony Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Charles Rees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s British cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | colour ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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historical film ⓘ satire ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Charge of the Light Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Charge of the Light Brigade
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Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Addison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | British Army cavalry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
animated sequences illustrating political context
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satirical treatment of military leadership ⓘ |
| partOf | British New Wave (broadly associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
British class system
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Victorian-era military culture ⓘ heroism ⓘ military mismanagement ⓘ |
| producer | Neil Hartley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Woodfall Film Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 131 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Charles Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | 1850s ⓘ |
| starring |
David Hemmings
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Harry Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gielgud NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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