Charge of the Light Brigade, The

Date: 1968
Director: Tony Richardson
Production Company: Woodfall Film Productions

Stars: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave. Trevor Howard, Willoughby Goddard, Andrew Faulds
Location(s): Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Istanbul (Turkey), London

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Storyline:

Dramatisation of a battle during the Crimean War in which the British Light Brigade was routed by Russian troops

Additional Information:

Page compiled by Steve Randall

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In a flashback we see the wedding of Captain William Morris (Mark Burns) and Clarissa (Vanessa Redgrave). St. Peter's Church, Dyrham, Gloucestershire.

The leaning gravestones are still there today. (SR)

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The reception is held. Frampton Court, Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire.

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Recruiting is underway for the Hussars. Clink Street Bridge Tunnel, Southwark SE1.

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Recruits are lined up. David Trainer recognised Carlton Mews SW1 which was at the back of Carlton House Terrace, and reports that as a twelve year old he watched the filming. Carlton Mews also appears in 'Murder Without Crime', 'Count Five and Die', 'Fragment of Fear' and 'Bunny Lake is Missing'. It was demolished in September 1969 and the site was built over.

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Officers languish outside the cavalry mess hall.

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A statue of the Duke of Wellington is wheeled through the street past the Duke of York's column in Waterloo Place SW1.

With "Prussia House" the pre-WWII German embassy on the right. SJ

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Hussars mount steps at the double. Carlton House Terrace.

I nearly managed a clear shot. SJ

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Hussars assemble at the top of the steps. Carlton House Terrace SW1.

Looking south-west with 9 Carlton House Terrace, now part of The Royal Society, on the left. The headstone to Giro, "the Nazi dog," is at the base of the tree on the extreme left. SJ

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The soldiers salute as Lord Cardigan (Trevor Howard) accompanied by a squire (Willoughby Goddard) leave the building. 7 Carlton House Terrace.

The Royal Society also occupies 6, 7 & 8 Carlton House Terrace. SJ

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Captain Lewis Nolan (David Hemmings) flirts with Clarissa, the wife of his best friend. King John's Hunting Lodge, Odiham, Hampshire.

Now run by the National Trust. Not open to the public, but you can get this view just off the Basingstoke Canal towpath.

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Clarissa declares her love for Nolan under a bridge. Broad Oak Bridge, Odiham, Hampshire.

The bridge spans the Basingstoke Canal. Built c.1792 and extensively restored in 1980.

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The recruits are trained in horsemanship. The Riding School at Beaumont Barracks, Auchinleck Way, Aldershot, Hampshire.

Beaumont Barracks were demolished in 1975 but this building survives, converted into offices and named Beaumont House.

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An anti-war protest is addressed by a Quaker preacher (Andrew Faulds). Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, Greenwich SE10.

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The Hussars charge in to break up the demonstration. Old Royal Naval College.

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When war is declared, the Hussars are called away to the Crimea where the ignominious charge takes place. The second half of the film is taken up by battlefield scenes shot in Turkey. Manual Gartner adds "The British Expeditionary Force's landing at the Kalamita Bay was also shot on the Black Sea coast, but not on the Crimean Peninsula, of course. In fact filming took place at the then military restricted area called Burç Plajı (Burç Beach), located west of Kilyos village, Sarıyer district on the European side of Istanbul Province. The extras were recruited from a nearby military base of the Turkish Armed Forces."