La Charge de la brigade légère (1968)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Réalisateur : Tony Richardson
Scénaristes : John Osborne, Charles Wood, Cecil Woodham-Smith
Genres : Drame, Histoire, Guerre
125 minutes
Status : Released
Langue : English
Pays : United Kingdom
Société de production : Woodfall Film Productions
Synopsis
Octobre 1854, au cours de la Guerre de Crimée, l'Angleterre et la France défendent la Turquie contre l'expansionnisme russe. Au sein du 11ème régiment de hussards une rivalité s'installe entre les officiers supérieurs le colonel Cardigan, chef de la Brigade légère et son beau-frère Lord Lucan. Sur le terrain, l'incompétence des militaires va se manifester dramatiquement. Le capitaine Nolan tente d'éviter la catastrophe.
- Trevor Howard - Lord Cardigan
- Vanessa Redgrave - Mrs Clarissa Morris
- John Gielgud - Lord Raglan
- Harry Andrews - Lord Lucan
- Jill Bennett - Mrs. Fanny Duberly
- David Hemmings - Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
- Ben Aris - Lt. Maxse
- Micky Baker - Trooper Metcalfe
- Peter Bowles - Paymaster Capt. Duberly
- Leo Britt - General Scarlett
- Mark Burns - Captain Morris
- John J. Carney - Trooper Mitchell
- Helen Cherry - Lady Scarlett
- Christopher Chittell - Trooper
- Ambrose Coghill - Lt. Col. Douglas
- Howard Marion-Crawford - Lt. Gen. Sir George Brown
- Christopher Cunningham - Farrier
- Mark Dignam - Gen. Airey
- Mick Dillon - Highlander
- Alan Dobie - Riding Master Mogg
- Georges Douking - Marshall At. Arnaud
- Clive Endersby - Trooper
- Andrew Faulds - Quaker Preacher
- Derek Fuke - Trooper
- Willoughby Goddard - Squire
- Derek Gray - Officer
- Richard Graydon - Lord Bingham
- John Hallam - Officer
- Ian Hanson - Singing Trooper
- Barbara Hicks - Mrs Duberly's Maid
- Ben Howard - Trumpeter Pridmore
- Rachel Kempson - Mrs Codrington
- T. P. McKenna - William Russel
- Michael Miller - Maj.Gen.Sir Colin Campbell
- Declan Mulholland - Farrier
- Roger Mutton - Cornet Codrington
- Valerie Newman - Mrs Mitchell
- Roy Pattison - RSM
- Corin Redgrave - Capt. Featherstonhaugh
- Norman Rossington - TSM Corbett
- Dino Shafeek - Indian Servant
- John Trenaman - Sgt Smith
- Colin Vancao - Capt. Charteris
- Donald Wolfit - 'Macbeth'
- Peter Woodthorpe - Cardigan's Valet
- Ernest Blyth - Army Officer Awaiting Posting (Uncredited)
- Harry Fielder - Soldier (Uncredited)
- Laurence Harvey - Russian Prince (Uncredited)
- Juba Kennerley - Party Guest (Uncredited)
- James Payne - Trooper (Uncredited)
- Dido Plumb - Tramp (Uncredited)
- Natasha Richardson - Flower Girl at Wedding (Uncredited)
- Michael Miller - Maj. Gen Sir Colin Campbell
