The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Film poster
Directed byTony Richardson
Written byCharles Wood
John Osborne
Produced byNeil Hartley
StarringTrevor Howard
John Gielgud
Vanessa Redgrave
Harry Andrews
Jill Bennett
David Hemmings
Alan Dobie
Norman Rossington
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byKevin Brownlow
Hugh Raggett
Music byJohn Addison
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • 10 April 1968 (1968-04-10) (Premiere)
  • 12 April 1968 (1968-04-12) (London)
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Running time
139 minutes
130 minutes
(TCM print)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6.5 million[2]
Box office$1 million (US/ Canada rental)[3]$3.2 million (total)[4]

The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British DeLuxe Color satirical war film made by Woodfall Film Productions and distributed by United Artists, depicting parts of the Crimean War and the eponymous charge. It was directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Neil Hartley. Its animated credits and linking passages were created by Richard Williams, drawing on the satirical use of Victorian-era jingoistic images. This film features Richardson's daughters Natasha and Joely in their debuts.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p367
  3. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1969". Variety. 7 January 1970. p. 15.
  4. ^ Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 246

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