A vicious satire of the British empire and reaction, 1968's The charge of the Light Brigade
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- A sophisticated satire of the failings of the British Empire and its army in the Crimean war of 1853. Having beaten Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo in 1815 Britain was the dominant unopposed force in Europe for nearly forty years.
Moving to assist Türkiye against Imperial Russia's invasion in 1853 the scene was set for one of the most infamous incidents in British military history. And military history itself.
Based on the scathing best selling book, "The reason why" released 99 years after the Crimean conflict. It exposes the ridiculous, ineffectual, aristocratic officer Corp leading the British army.
The ridiculously ineffective leadership and behaviours of the officer corps of the day provides biting satire and humor.
Boasting an all star cast with stand out performances by Trevor Howard as the vile Lord Cardigan and Sir John Gielgud as the forgetful general, Lord Raglan.
Directed by the anti establishment Tony Richardson, who helped finance the escape of a Russian double agent from a British prison in the 1960's.
A quietly excellent war film. - Розваги
outstanding film
Tony Richardson's 1968 "The Charge of the Light Brigade" is one of my favorite British films and one of my favorite films of the 1960's, particularly the late '60's. It is a very clever, biting satire and it's screenplay is brilliant. The whole film is brilliant.
A damn fine film, very undertated.
One thing that many people seem to forget is that despite the heavy casualties the light brigade still kept their cohesion and did the job they were (mistakenly) ordered to do. They killed the gunners and repelled the Russian counter charge before withdrawing in good order after the french cleared the guns on their flank.
One thing that i also love is the breif but brilliant portrayal of lord clyde or collin campbell of the highland brigade leading from the front at the scenes from the battle of alma and perhaps one of the few higher commanding officers who would prove themselves competent for high command.
I don't believe you're referencing the same battle, because as I recall the events played out similar to what was described: the brigade are able to temporarily dislodge the gunners, but are forced into retreat on account of the light brigade having been so thoroughly mauled getting to the guns to maintain momentum, and so are forced to "run the gauntlet" again to get back to friendly lines. There was no further action from Franco-British forces at Balaclava that day because of the charge. I have no idea where you got the information of everything that you described.
@dac5782 I can't remember what the names of the officers were but it was taken from an account of 2 Russian officers who were present and witnessed the charge, one being an artillery officer and another with the Russian cavalry at balaclava, I'll need to try and find the name of the book I had seen it in because it was over a year ago but if I find it I'll let you know.
@@dac5782 I believe the French Chasseurs D'afrique took out one of the flank batteries allowing the light brigade respite from it's fire.
21:00 hence the reverence for Mary Seacole.
😮 stumbled here some how some way..... fantastic... really surprised such a low view count.... please keep doing what you do...
Thank you, I cant express how inspirational I find your kind comment to be. I'll definitely keep doing what I'm doing.
@@warblobb2895 most welcome......central powers of Europe payed and equipped the Sick man of Europe....so we repeat.....sphere of influence....and all that
Great and informative vidoe as always my good friend! 😃👌
Thanks dude.
Great video about a film i love thank you for posting.
Your welcome, more to follow, thanks.
The British army at the time of Crimea was a shambles no doubt, but you might also remember that Wellington was also a product of the purchase system, and a strong supporter of it.
I do, indeed.
He felt that those who owned land had a greater stake in maintaining Britain's independence and interests. I was going to discuss that but was looking to keep the video running time down.
Good observation, though.
has anything changed ? - we now have the Post Office scandal , the NHS whistleblowers being sacked...nothing changes in the UK
very well made video!
Thank you very much. Its fun to do when it's about a good film.
I like the look of your channel and your vids, I've just subscribed. Will binge watch your vids later today.
This and Michael Crichton’s (yes, “Jurassic Park” and “Andromeda Strain”) novel and movie “The Great Train Robbery” highlight the problems with British class structures in society.
4:50 _"Unlike Trevor Howard, however, [Harry Andrews] did actually serve during WWII..."_ Sorry to ask this, but since Trevor Howard was gazetted as an officer in October 1942 and only resigned his commission in October 1943, did he not "actually serve", having being a serving officer for up to a year before leaving the army? It is true he did not see military _combat,_ but that was true of many other serving officers and men. As I've not seen the biography, I'd be interested to know more.
The Crimea and Boer war reshaped the British army so it was far more effective in 1914.
Great informative video in historical terms my dude! The weird Biden/CNN/Independent bashing felt a bit one sided though... If anything, I'd say the arch-traditional, imperialist attitudes of 19th Century British Newspapers chime more with right-wing outlets today. Maybe best not to make those references at all? I dunno... I don't think it added anything to an otherwise excellent video.
Thanks Jimmy.
The imperial attitudes of 19th century Americans may relate to it.
Thank you for your remarks. I was thinking the same thing.
How dare you compare Dopey Joe to Lord Raglan, who by all accounts was a decent old buffer, if no general. Obiden is neither 😅