![]() ![]() ![]() The Hollywood version released by Warner Brothers in 1936 was basically a vehicle for screen heart-throb Errol Flynn, who was the movies principal player. The film was completely removed from the Americanised, cliché-filled original big screen treatment of the events on that fateful day. Tony Richardson’s movie is an archetypal analysis of the futility of war and the horrors inflicted on the average but courageous man who goes to fight in the name of his country and sovereign only to be let down and forgotten by both. In the final battle, all the soldiers had to protect themselves was their nerve, unwavering patriotism and faith. By the time they arrived on the battleground much of their equipment had been either lost, or was no longer in working order. Diseases such as cholera took a heavy toll upon the ranks. Inadequate weapons, camouflage, food supplies, health care, weather conditions and lack of even basic communications hampered the expeditionary force and many soldiers fell ill or perished before they even reached the battlefield. Russian jurisdiction over this particular area would have badly affected British and French sea routes that were vital to both countries economies. ![]() The two then super powers had formed an alliance in order to aid Turkey in their struggle against superior Russian forces who had invaded their country in an attempt to gain control of the Dardanelles. The expedition to the Crimea was marred by an incredible lack of forethought, tactics or preparation by both the British and French military and their respective governments. It is still considered to be among the most supreme military blunders in history, and one of many that befell the British military during the reign of Queen Victoria, the events of the episode being immortalized in the celebrated poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The Charge of the Light Brigade was a notorious incident that took place at the battle of Balaklava (Ukraine) during the Crimean War in the October of 1854. Released on Quartet records QRSCE010, in 2010. ![]()
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