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The Charge of the Light Brigade   1968         PG, 130 min. Genre: Drama Director: Tony Richardson   Cast: Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings, Peter Bowles, Donald Wolfit, Ben Aris, Mickey Baker, Leo Britt, Mark Burns, John J. Carney, Helen Cherry, Ambrose Coghill   The British defeat by the Russians in the 1854 battle at Balaclava, Turkey, during the Crimean War is the subject of this anti-war film. Seeking glory, Lord Cardigan (Trevor Howard) leads his Light Brigade on a mission to gain a victory over Russian troops. But, when the battle begins, wrong decisions are made by incompetent officers that prove disastrous when they find themselves in the middle of Russian forces. Cast 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 Peter Bowles Capt. Henry Duberly Donald Wolfit Macbeth in "Macbeth" Ben Aris Capt. Fitz Maxse Mickey Baker Trooper Metcalfe Leo Britt Gen. Scarlett Mark Burns Capt. William Morris John J. Carney Trooper Mitchell Helen Cherry Lady Scarlett Ambrose Coghill Lt. Col. Douglas