The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the domination of India and the border territories, Major Geoffrey Vickers must endure several betrayals and misfortunes before he can achieve his revenge at the Balaclava Heights, on October 25, 1854, the most glorious day of the Crimean War.

Genres: Drama, Adventure, War

What to watch after The Charge of the Light Brigade

• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) — Michael Curtiz directed both
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland appear in both
• Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) — Same feel: dramatic, serious
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• Passage to Marseille (1944) — Michael Curtiz directed both