Directed by:
Tony RichardsonCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
John AddisonCast:
Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, David Hemmings, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, Peter Bowles, Leo Britt, T.P. McKenna, Roger Mutton, Corin Redgrave (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
British Captain Nolan (Hemmings) is a devoted officer disgusted with his commander, Lord Cardigan (Howard). Lord Raglan (Gielgud) is a foolish officer with misguided war strategies and a fading memory. Together, they are sent to Turkey in response to a Russian invasion. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Trevor Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653304_74e93f.jpg)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
A Man for All Seasons (1988) (TV movie)
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
![David Hemmings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271165_81acbe.jpg)
David Hemmings
UK
Best movies:
Gladiator (2000)
The Long Day's Dying (1968)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Jill Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312459_074fb8.jpg)
Jill Bennett
Malaysia
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Lady Jane (1986)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
![Peter Bowles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392278_170d00.jpg)
Peter Bowles
UK
Best movies:
Blow-Up (1966)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Leo Britt
UK
Best movies:
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Court Jester (1955)
![T.P. McKenna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334354_4a74d5.jpg)
T.P. McKenna
Ireland
Best movies:
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Roger Mutton
Best movies:
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
![Corin Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273398_bcc707.jpg)
Corin Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Excalibur (1981)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)
![Donald Wolfit](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281120_adcfa2.jpg)
Donald Wolfit
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Becket (1964)
Room at the Top (1959)
![Joely Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/413/164413225_771fa9.jpg)
Joely Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
![Rachel Kempson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280461_a543c6.jpg)
Rachel Kempson
UK
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
Grand Prix (1966)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) (TV movie)
![Georges Douking](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465181_c07bb7.jpg)
Georges Douking
France
Best movies:
Judgment of the God (1952)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Hunchback of Paris (1959)
![Mark Burns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886370_8c56bc.gif)
Mark Burns
UK
Best movies:
Stardust (2007)
Ludwig: The Mad King of Bavaria (1973)
Juggernaut (1974)
![Howard Marion-Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530645_3fce4f.jpg)
Howard Marion-Crawford
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
![John Hallam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/413/160413989_657555.jpg)
John Hallam
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Willoughby Goddard
UK
Best movies:
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
Jabberwocky (1977)
![Chris Chittell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/384/161384871_56cdbd.jpg)
Chris Chittell
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
The Last Valley (1971)
Zulu Dawn (1979)