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Charge of the Light Brigade,The (1936)
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The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1936 American historical adventure film directed by Michael Curtiz (The Kennel Murder Case). The screenplay is based very freely on the historical The Charge of the Light Brigade and the poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Calcutta 1854. The English major Geoffrey Vickers returns from a mission and learns that his fiancee Elsa turned to his brother Perry. Too late, Geoffrey also sees through a ruse by breakaway tribal leader Surat Khan that leads to a massacre in the garrison town of Chukoti. Geoffrey's brigade follows the refugee Khan to the front of the Crimean War. He arbitrarily orders the attack on Khan and drives his troops into a hopeless battle.
A later film was made in 1968 under the same name and stars Trevor Howard, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews and Vanessa Redgrave.
The following weapons were used in the film The Charge of the Light Brigade:
Handguns
Percussion Cap Pistol
Some British officers are seen armed with Percussion Cap Pistols.
Remington Rolling Block Pistol
During the Battle of Balaclava, Surat Khan takes a Remington Rolling Block single-shot pistol from a dead Russian officer to defend himself.
Rifles
Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbine
Anachronistic Springfield Model 1873 Cavalry Carbines are the most used rifle in the movie. Often seen mocked as Flintlock musket carbines it is used by British soldiers including Major Geoffrey Vickers (Errol Flynn), Colonel Campbell (David Niven), Captain Randall (David Niven), Captain Perry Vickers (Patric Knowles) and Surat Khan's C. (Henry Gordon) men. Some unmodified carbines are also seen.
Springfield Model 1888
Some full-length Springfield Trapdoor Springfield Rifles are seen mocked up to resemble Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets, Enfield Pattern 1853s and Jezail Muskets. In the end, Russian soldiers are also seen with the rifles mocked up as Infantry Musket M1845s. Like the carbines, some unmodified variant can be seen.
Other
Percussion Shotgun
Percussion Shotguns are used by various characters. Maj. Geoffrey Vickers is seen with one of them during a hunt.
Cannons
Various cannons are used by the British and Russian Army.
