The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British war film made by Woodfall Film Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Neil Hartley.
The screenplay was written by Charles Wood from a first draft (uncredited) by John Osborne. It aimed to be brutally authentic, based in part on the research in Cecil Woodham-Smith's The Reason Why (1953). The film included animations by Richard Williams, ba...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1968 British war film made by Woodfall Film Productions and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Tony Richardson and produced by Neil Hartley.
The screenplay was written by Charles Wood from a first draft (uncredited) by John Osborne. It aimed to be brutally authentic, based in part on the research in Cecil Woodham-Smith's The Reason Why (1953). The film included animations by Richard Williams, based on the contemporary graphic style of Punch Magazine, in order to explain the political events surrounding the battle. The music score was by John Addison and the cinematography by David Watkin.
Laurence Harvey had originally purchased the film rights for The Reason Why for his own production company and Joseph E. Levine. At the conclusion of a lengthy settlement in Richardson's favour, Harvey demanded a role in the film. He was given the role of Prince Radziwell, a Polish officer with the Heavy Brigade, but his part was edited out of the...
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