The Charge Of The Light Brigade 1968

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  • @Skibir
    @Skibir8 жыл бұрын

    This is essentially the AI in Total War

  • @thecooloneishere

    @thecooloneishere

    8 жыл бұрын

    I can't like this enough... The reason why you play it on the hardest difficulty. Easy mode is seriously a waste of time literally...

  • @totalwar-galizien8855

    @totalwar-galizien8855

    8 жыл бұрын

    My total war dream its Total War Victoria about 19th century ❤

  • @schattenseele66

    @schattenseele66

    8 жыл бұрын

    like real human they made horrible mistakes

  • @makynarrow1484

    @makynarrow1484

    7 жыл бұрын

    HA! Right I have tested and tried that online in Napoleon Total War whit massive cavalry armies (including elite units) and it never works kkk

  • @Rayan-bj8wn

    @Rayan-bj8wn

    7 жыл бұрын

    At 3:26 these were the players when they saw the AI took control over 600 horsemen

  • @andy2550
    @andy25507 жыл бұрын

    "...shrieking like some tight girl, like a woman fetching off damn him" LOL. I must remember that one.

  • @hoggarththewisesmeagol8362

    @hoggarththewisesmeagol8362

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s fucking great isn’t it?

  • @GuineaPigEveryday
    @GuineaPigEveryday3 ай бұрын

    This is a brilliant top-notch historical movie, thanks to this film I looked into Crimean War, read the book by Orlando Figes, then wrote my bachelors thesis regarding the international politics of a specific country during the Crimean War. What a fascinating, vastly under-estimated war, yes the battle of Balaklava and the light brigade is such an insane story, but man does every fucking book since the 1800s have to be just about that charge?? This war was so complex, so wide-reaching, it changed the face of European diplomacy and international relations, it solidified the Western-Russian rivalry and antagonism and paranoia for decades to come, it decided the fate of Italy’s reunification thanks to Austrian decline and French triumph and Piedmontese participation, it would further escalate issues in the Balkans, the decline of the Ottoman Empire as all concessions were squeezed out of it and the Eastern Question continued to haunt the Western powers. Also it was fought across the Danube front in Romania/Moldavia, but also in the Baltics, across the coasts of the gulf of Finland, even to northern russia, it was fought on land in the Caucasus, even skirmishes in the Pacific. Fascinating conflict

  • @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    2 ай бұрын

    Well said sir👍🇬🇧

  • @freebeerfordworkers

    @freebeerfordworkers

    Ай бұрын

    I have read that it was settled on terms that were already on the negotiating table before it started and the prime minister never forgave himself for allowing it to happen. Nevertheless it was such a disaster it brought about the total reorganisation of the British Army even though it took about 20 years. serious question Cecil Woodham Smiths, The Reason Why has been considered a standard work what did you think of it?

  • @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    Ай бұрын

    Very well said Brilliant stuff good for you, sir👍 much respect👍👍👍

  • @user-fe6jf1eg7k

    @user-fe6jf1eg7k

    28 күн бұрын

    В России то противостояние называют сейчас нулевой мировой войной

  • @bertnotr2938

    @bertnotr2938

    26 күн бұрын

    I​@@user-fe6jf1eg7k

  • @Mrfairchap
    @Mrfairchap3 жыл бұрын

    What a cracking film and what a brilliant scene where Nolan presents Raglan's orders to Lucan. The acting of Harry Andrews, Trevor Howard and David Hemmings was just breathtaking. I can't decide who was best so I'll just give them all 10/10.

  • @alexkrycek21

    @alexkrycek21

    2 жыл бұрын

    They all nailed it here. Love how the camera pans across when Nolan says 'There is your enemy. There are your guns!'

  • @paulfromdevon4707

    @paulfromdevon4707

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely - a brilliant scene and superb acting. Very clever camera pan when Nolan points. Captures the confusion really well.

  • @2msvalkyrie529

    @2msvalkyrie529

    26 күн бұрын

    You will NEVER see such acting talent in future. Standards have sunk to such low levels today . David Tennant is apparently one of our " leading " actors today ?!?!? Sums it up really....

  • @marcolfo100

    @marcolfo100

    6 күн бұрын

    captain Nolan didn't was from indian army,he was born in Milan,Italy and came from the austrian army

  • @MBience3
    @MBience38 жыл бұрын

    Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! "Charge for the guns!" he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

  • @angelmonicaelizabeth

    @angelmonicaelizabeth

    7 жыл бұрын

    That poem is my childhood memory.

  • @alexismedina8065

    @alexismedina8065

    6 жыл бұрын

    THE TROOPER!!!!!!!!

  • @archercolaco6417

    @archercolaco6417

    6 жыл бұрын

    First stanza of 'The Charge Of The Light Bridage' by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

  • @lordeden1475

    @lordeden1475

    5 жыл бұрын

    Alfred Lord Tennyson wants his royalties!

  • @user-fz8rb3yo2s

    @user-fz8rb3yo2s

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@angelmonicaelizabeth That place is a part of my homeland - Crimea.

  • @jinhunterslay1638
    @jinhunterslay16387 жыл бұрын

    "C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la guerre: c'est de la folie" ("It is magnificent, but it is not war: it is madness") ~ Pierre Bosquet, French general

  • @ericgrossart5797

    @ericgrossart5797

    5 ай бұрын

    The British have always been brave like that. heroes led by idiots.

  • @freebeerfordworkers

    @freebeerfordworkers

    Ай бұрын

    Do not speak French but I believe sometimes folie is translated as stupidity.

  • @steffanhoffmann

    @steffanhoffmann

    Ай бұрын

    In essence you're correct. However this was deliberate. Russians thought it was madness. They had a point. Later after the battle, it shook them to the core. British went on to beat them. Later. (This naval madness, also appeared against your Napoleon. He lost also). Russians are basically superstitious people. This charge frightened them, as they thought it was the brigade of the 👿 Current day I know lots of them. They're still the same. Superstitious. They're also fearful of the British accent, such as was spoken here. Such as is mine. Salutations, from Kensington and Chelsea in London M'sieur. 🇬🇧 🤝 🇫🇷

  • @jarbellebraj8344

    @jarbellebraj8344

    16 күн бұрын

    @@ericgrossart5797 a największy idiota to Montgomery zawalił Arnhem winą obarczył Sosabowskiego..tchórz

  • @marcolfo100

    @marcolfo100

    6 күн бұрын

    @@freebeerfordworkers literally it means madness

  • @fritzVirginSteeler
    @fritzVirginSteeler3 жыл бұрын

    Cool detail, the charge scene (from 2:36 to 9:58) is about 7 minutes and 30 seconds long, just like the actual charge was.

  • @TommyTipex
    @TommyTipex3 жыл бұрын

    'It is magnificent, but it is not war. It is madness.' French Marshall Pierre Bosquet

  • @BobHooker

    @BobHooker

    Ай бұрын

    And after some learning about the war I have come to the conclusion that it was the French who were the real target of this charge and much of the rest of the senseless terrible things the British did to their troops in this war. The idea that British and French forces would fight Russia for the Turks never made much sense to me. And the lack of military objectives once the British and French landed seemed tragic to me. But I know see that the British and French were moving from a period of intense rivalry to a period of uneasy alliance which led up to the First World War. Both sides wanted to show to the other side the quality of their forces, and given the long brutal history of the two nations that was clearly the primary objective of the allies. The British were determined to show the French that they could fight and win, and if not win outright that they could take heavy losses and still keep fighting. Movies like this come after the Great Wars, and the age of the draft where vast parts of the population faced military service and the nations saw the well being of troops as a strategic necessity. But things were very different back then. Commanders back then saw their forces as rabble, little better than criminals or slaves. Their lives were not of any concern to commanders or governments. In fact given the conditions of war back then death in battle might have been merciful compared to starvation or illness. So the French and British join up with someone who was not their true ally (the Turks) to fight against someone who was not their true enemy (the Russians) just to show to each other first hand that they would think little of taking loses in battle but would also think nothing of taking loses to stand by their allies. Both sides would have come away with the idea that if the other would take losses like that for the Turks certainly they would do so for each other, and that if they would face the Russians with such indifference it was not a good idea to go back to war.

  • @user-vk1hs9cy4c
    @user-vk1hs9cy4c2 ай бұрын

    One of the most underrated movies of all time absolute brilliant masterpiece very realistic and very funny. Also‘ an excellent watch.🇬🇧

  • @raypurchase801

    @raypurchase801

    Ай бұрын

    Useful to compare this sequence with the Errol Flynn movie. Also, Flynn's "They Died With Their Boots on" with every other movie depicting the Little Big Horn.

  • @pokeitwithastick1424

    @pokeitwithastick1424

    Ай бұрын

    There's always one clown who'll claim that whatever it is is "underrated". Every time.

  • @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    Ай бұрын

    I say there pokeitwithastick’ do you not write the movie then?

  • @raypurchase801

    @raypurchase801

    Ай бұрын

    @@user-vk1hs9cy4c Mr Pokeit got out of bed on the wrong side.

  • @johnwilliams2479

    @johnwilliams2479

    Ай бұрын

    Saw the movie with my late brother Teddy and his pal Johnny Stebbings back in 68 at Leicester square

  • @jpmcintosh9106
    @jpmcintosh91063 жыл бұрын

    The expressions on Cardigan and Lucan's faces at 1.00 to 1.08 are priceless. Brilliant acting.

  • @L115L96

    @L115L96

    28 күн бұрын

    1:00

  • @fabiengerard8142
    @fabiengerard81423 күн бұрын

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I saw it at the time. One of the most brilliant british cinematic achievements of the Sixties.

  • @johnappleby405
    @johnappleby405 Жыл бұрын

    Stunning movie I can't imagine anything similar being made today. Excellent script by Charles Wood and a full range of performances by the cream of British acting talent

  • @Blobby192

    @Blobby192

    Жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine anything similar being made today....ukranian offensive a couple of days ago,to fight off the russians was a disaster ukranian soldiers and armour running towards russian artillary in open fields,several thousand dead even more wounded.all young men wasted for nothing

  • @princeofelsweyr8099

    @princeofelsweyr8099

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@Blobby192lmao, Russian shill comment has aged well. How's the three day special operation going?

  • @Blobby192

    @Blobby192

    8 ай бұрын

    @@princeofelsweyr8099 how is the offensive going for ukraine, naszi supporting scum

  • @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    @user-vk1hs9cy4c

    2 ай бұрын

    I second that sir’ A mesmerising and brilliant film👍🇬🇧

  • @raypurchase801

    @raypurchase801

    Ай бұрын

    @@user-vk1hs9cy4c Couldn't be made today without half the cast being bl ack and a subplot about transgenderism.

  • @MegaHalofan11
    @MegaHalofan117 жыл бұрын

    4:37 That was the loudest death I've ever heard

  • @garbageday587

    @garbageday587

    7 жыл бұрын

    MegaTheChieftain. lol 😂

  • @boydseabiscuit2635

    @boydseabiscuit2635

    7 жыл бұрын

    and gayest

  • @leeetchells7100

    @leeetchells7100

    7 жыл бұрын

    MegaTheChieftain according to eyewitness's he did emit a horrible high pitched scream when a piece of shrapnel pierced his chest. He fell from his horse dead. The bit where he shouts "the wrong way" is total fantasy.

  • @kohinarec6580

    @kohinarec6580

    3 жыл бұрын

    People scream when you tear them to pieces.

  • @MegaHalofan11

    @MegaHalofan11

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kohinarec6580 But he was not torn to pieces.

  • @southlondon63
    @southlondon639 жыл бұрын

    The acting in this film is briliant

  • @rhysnichols8608

    @rhysnichols8608

    6 жыл бұрын

    It seams a little OTT sometimes but perhaps that was the mannerisms in the 1850s

  • @Don_Camillo

    @Don_Camillo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rhysnichols8608 : Exactly

  • @user-fz8rb3yo2s

    @user-fz8rb3yo2s

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are lots of mistakes in costumes, language etc.

  • @alexkrycek21

    @alexkrycek21

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree. I think Gielgud captured the personality of Raglan very well. Harry Andrews and Trevor Howard were brilliant also.

  • @raypurchase801

    @raypurchase801

    Ай бұрын

    I've read that the scriptwriters had hated their time doing national service (conscription) and sought revenge.

  • @cbviperess9319
    @cbviperess93194 жыл бұрын

    It still amazes me that they actually made it to the guns.

  • @lonewolfgc4944

    @lonewolfgc4944

    3 жыл бұрын

    They made it to the guns, killed the gunners, held off a Russian cavalry charge and then withdrew back the way they came.

  • @iggyboo5075

    @iggyboo5075

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@lonewolfgc4944 from Russian side, there also were rifles & pistols; our artillery was surely having such weapons.

  • @Denis.Collins

    @Denis.Collins

    28 күн бұрын

    @@lonewolfgc4944without the French cavalry attacking the Russian flank not one of them would have come back alive, but that doesn’t fit the narrative of glorious failure that our military history loves so much.

  • @TheBritishAreCoooming

    @TheBritishAreCoooming

    28 күн бұрын

    @@Denis.CollinsFair play, I didn’t know that, thanks for sharing. I’m a little obsessed with the charge itself because I’m related to one of the men who took part.

  • @totalwar-galizien8855
    @totalwar-galizien88558 жыл бұрын

    My total war dream its Total War Victoria game about 19th century ❤

  • @Khobotov

    @Khobotov

    4 жыл бұрын

    Still waiting for it.

  • @scottowen2056

    @scottowen2056

    3 жыл бұрын

    Empire is close enough

  • @kohinarec6580

    @kohinarec6580

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@scottowen2056 empire is subpar, IMO.

  • @sandels5805

    @sandels5805

    2 жыл бұрын

    Install total fots for shogun 2

  • @spartandud3
    @spartandud35 жыл бұрын

    Just a reminder that this was filmed in 1968. In other words there was no CGI.

  • @angloaust1575
    @angloaust1575Ай бұрын

    The cream of british talent Stage actors raised on Shakespeare doing their best Making it a great movie!

  • @2msvalkyrie529

    @2msvalkyrie529

    26 күн бұрын

    Those actors and dozens of others who we remember from that era had spent years in Rep theatre before appearing on screen . Their technique was polished to perfection. Today it's completely normal.to go from Drama school to screen with Zero stage experience. And it shows...! Acting standards in Britain are abysmal and getting worse....

  • @leeetchells609
    @leeetchells6093 жыл бұрын

    Captain Morris did not walk back up the valley as depicted in the movie. He rode back severely wounded with sabre slashes to his head. He eventually collapsed close to where his friend captain Nolan lay dead. Two troopers who carried him from the field under fire received the Victoria cross for their actions.

  • @anunconstitutionalchickenw9731

    @anunconstitutionalchickenw9731

    2 жыл бұрын

    But he is not depicted like that, if you watch the moments afterwards, you see his face covered in blood and wounds.

  • @chumleywarner5412
    @chumleywarner5412Ай бұрын

    Such an underrated film it was a masterpiece.

  • @picardbs

    @picardbs

    15 күн бұрын

    It really is

  • @michaelbrown3377
    @michaelbrown33777 жыл бұрын

    im here because I just found out a great great great uncle rode with the 600 and survived. Sir Arthur Tremayne. The man that saved him when his horse was killed was given the Victoria Cross.

  • @garbageday587

    @garbageday587

    7 жыл бұрын

    Michael Brown. Another liar seeking attention

  • @HaloFTW55

    @HaloFTW55

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, and my ancestor is the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

  • @michaelbrown3377

    @michaelbrown3377

    7 жыл бұрын

    thats nice for you

  • @elliek_rose335

    @elliek_rose335

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s amazing.

  • @klintreeves

    @klintreeves

    Ай бұрын

    More bullshit for the roses

  • @Axz92Axz
    @Axz92Axz7 жыл бұрын

    2:20 Just look at the scenery, breathtaking. See how the weapons glimmer in the sunlight, the same rings true in the movie Waterloo. You can't reproduce this by sgi, not yet at least.

  • @sajt6619

    @sajt6619

    2 жыл бұрын

    cgi* computer graphics integration

  • @paulfromdevon4707

    @paulfromdevon4707

    Жыл бұрын

    Probably done by putting pin prick holes in the celluloid back then.

  • @alexandersteinmetz6857

    @alexandersteinmetz6857

    Ай бұрын

    kigndom Hevaen...the Moment when Jerusalem Appears at krick Castle.

  • @wearebutwordsapart2155
    @wearebutwordsapart21553 жыл бұрын

    It makes a man feel humble standing in the shadows of such bravery.

  • @clarkycherry

    @clarkycherry

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ever heard of eastern front mate?

  • @BobHooker

    @BobHooker

    Ай бұрын

    As shown in the movie, in reality it is very hard to turn your horse around while advancing in a line like that, probably safer to just keep up with the crowd rather then risk being trampled trying to save yourself. A solder once told me that all men are equally afraid, but some are better informed than others and what often is seen as courage is just ignorance or knowledge depending on the condition.

  • @fred5406
    @fred54069 ай бұрын

    I know it was said about the scots greys but i think it applies here as well "they are the noblest cavalry in europe, but the worst led"

  • @knoxyish

    @knoxyish

    Ай бұрын

    lions led by donkeys that come from places like eaton..........clueless

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy83647 жыл бұрын

    Just finished a book on this, these guys charged into hell and some made it back, absolute badasses.

  • @Talbot6832
    @Talbot68328 жыл бұрын

    The Light Brigade caused absolute consternation in the Russian ranks, so much so that they actively avoided cavalry confrontations with what was left of them for the remainder of the war.

  • @vladimirgrepan157

    @vladimirgrepan157

    5 жыл бұрын

    Воевать таким методом со страной прошедшей Бородино глупо

  • @RiteKnight

    @RiteKnight

    8 ай бұрын

    Indeed it did have effect, something the writers for this film seemed to want to get the viewers to think nothing of. I was rewatching this classic and I did wonder... what kind of English traitor wrote this. Looks like he wanted nobody to be happy, the closing scene kind of tries to put a stamp on that. But he ultimately failed; I enjoy this movie so much because there's still lots of colourful characters throughout. I've edited it to make it more upbeat in a few places. That scene where all the various forces are disembarking and the Scots soldiers are holding their rifles above heads to keep powder dry. Truly glorious stuff.

  • @savagesnayle301
    @savagesnayle3013 жыл бұрын

    fantastic re-enactment. Bless the fallen and their families of the real battle.

  • @lonewolfgc4944
    @lonewolfgc49443 жыл бұрын

    One of my ancestors was hit by a 24 pound cannonball in the charge but survived and arrived at Scutari hospital the day before Florence nightingale.

  • @user-qq2vq4fv8b

    @user-qq2vq4fv8b

    3 ай бұрын

    Was he hit in the head ?

  • @ado1035

    @ado1035

    2 күн бұрын

    @@user-qq2vq4fv8b This would have only been possible if he had been an officer.

  • @emredondo
    @emredondo9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the upload!

  • @dalej1
    @dalej12 жыл бұрын

    Interesting that Russian artilleryman says "ognia!" (fire!) in clean Polish. Such was the times, possibly unintended accuracy.

  • @user-kk4sj4ih3e

    @user-kk4sj4ih3e

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually in Russian the word "огня" (ognya) also exists, but the stress is on the last syllable rather than the first. Also saying "огонь" (ogon) seems to be more natural than ognya which are two forms of the same word "fire"

  • @JanKowalski-vj9py

    @JanKowalski-vj9py

    7 ай бұрын

    @@user-kk4sj4ih3e "Ognya" stressed on last syllable is plural from " ogon' " (Fires vs fire). But as mentioned in comments above "огонь" can be heard in almost all russian war movies. It is possible that russian officer giving command to open fire was Polish but it unlikely he would command in Polish.

  • @user-kk4sj4ih3e

    @user-kk4sj4ih3e

    7 ай бұрын

    @@JanKowalski-vj9py Interesting. In Russian the plural is огни (ogni) most often used to describe multiple light sources amidst darkness. And yes, giving commands in Polish seems very unlikely knowing that much later in WWI there was only one language of communication in the military (the same problem that plagued Austria-Hungary). And one more thing: the artilleryman also says "наводи" (navodi) now in clear Russian, which means "take aim".

  • @user-fd3jv9uz3x

    @user-fd3jv9uz3x

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@JanKowalski-vj9py Actually in russian we always command "ogon!" Buy I thinck that it may be not a misstake in a film, and it was done whith a reason. At that moment a major part of a poland was a dominion of Russian Empire so a lot of polish was serving in tzars military (many of them - as officers).

  • @stevekaczynski3793

    @stevekaczynski3793

    4 күн бұрын

    I am assuming they could not find an actual Russian in 1968 and went with a Pole, and reasoned that nobody would notice.

  • @jacobprice2579
    @jacobprice25792 жыл бұрын

    “It is magnificent, but it is not war.”

  • @leeetchells609
    @leeetchells6093 жыл бұрын

    "so we've got to attack the main ru Russian battery?" "Yes" " They've got cannons with round shot and cannister and rifle men on the hills" "That's right" " What have we got?" "You've got your swords and spears" " Ok but do you mind if I change these red trousers for brown ones?"

  • @chasm671

    @chasm671

    2 жыл бұрын

    "I wouldn't, red will hide the bloodstains better." "...I see."

  • @jamessarkar8431

    @jamessarkar8431

    Жыл бұрын

    You may not sir, for you possess two round balls of your own British steel and now is the time to use them lad!

  • @stefano_4593
    @stefano_4593Ай бұрын

    Compare the seconds leading to 0:57 and the one before 4:07, both focusing on Nolan: first he is shown with the target intended by the British commander in the backgrond, then on 0:57 he fatefully indicates left of it, and the camera sharply moves...then riding on Nolan watch nervously right (where he knows the brigade was ordered) and left where he realizes they are riding to.....

  • @garyw9439
    @garyw94397 жыл бұрын

    Yet the charge helped swing the campaign in favour of the British. A few days later, 10,000 British troops held fast against 40,000 Russians at the battle of Inkerman.

  • @garbageday587

    @garbageday587

    7 жыл бұрын

    Gary W. And what about the French ? they were 400,000 for 200,000 English. England didn't win the war by itself you know

  • @spen6334

    @spen6334

    6 жыл бұрын

    It was 9,000 British alongside 3,000 French against 67,900 Russians

  • @spen6334

    @spen6334

    6 жыл бұрын

    It was actually 9,000 British alongside 3,000 French against 67,900 Russians

  • @ksotar

    @ksotar

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@spen6334 you're too shy on this. You should've written "1 million Russians" right away.

  • @pavel142

    @pavel142

    4 жыл бұрын

    just 33 000 russians in this battle. And they had a crappy rifles and absolute disorganization of command.

  • @cow_tools_
    @cow_tools_ Жыл бұрын

    Everyone whose played a strategy game knows Lord Raglan's feelings right there.

  • @Rocko7927
    @Rocko79279 жыл бұрын

    So many deaths due to a miss-communication... I feel sorry for all the men that followed orders only to be massacred :/

  • @sta9hsblnos43

    @sta9hsblnos43

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Rocko7927 you have to say this to england...SO many wars for nothing

  • @bobbydylanio

    @bobbydylanio

    8 жыл бұрын

    +sta9hs blnos Beyond reductive.

  • @mrmoist9753

    @mrmoist9753

    8 жыл бұрын

    +sta9hs blnos some of the wars were good, forming the colonies of Canada, America, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and other various islands, this has spread Europeans across the world, making us the most powerful peoples.

  • @Rojoyerf

    @Rojoyerf

    7 жыл бұрын

    Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

  • @davec8730

    @davec8730

    6 жыл бұрын

    it was pisspoor leadership that caused that, not miscommunication. miscommunication was the 'device' used to hide the real culprits.

  • @Tripperchris
    @Tripperchris9 күн бұрын

    Referring to the Charge of the Light Brigade, the French general, Pierre Bosquet muttered the memorable line: "C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la guerre: c'est de la folie." ("It is magnificent, but it is not war: it is madness")

  • @ethanhall8686
    @ethanhall86863 жыл бұрын

    “Am I in pain?” “Only you can answer that, dude.”

  • @chasm671

    @chasm671

    2 жыл бұрын

    The British cavalry trusts their officers so much they only feel pain if ordered to do so.

  • @purplenurple4113
    @purplenurple41133 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm... What's that phrase again, "never bring a knife to a gun fight"?

  • @rollindanny57
    @rollindanny578 жыл бұрын

    The part where Nolan shouts" the wrong way " and rides out waving his sabre is a myth. He was killed by a shell splinter that pierced his chest as he advanced . They were not wiped out as commonly thought.They lost around 120 men that day in the charge.Lord Cardigan[who lead the charge] made it to the guns ,fought with them and then rode back up the valley unscathed. It was the french who finally stormed the malakoff and that lead to victory over the russians and the fall of sevastopol . The british attack on the redan failed that day.

  • @johnappleby405

    @johnappleby405

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting to compare the light brigade's casualties with those of a New Army battalion on 1/7/1916! They wouldn't have seemed so bad

  • @relaxedsnake48

    @relaxedsnake48

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnappleby405 comparing them to some of the casualties taken by units during the American Civil war only 5 years later would suggest it could have been a lot worse. Not sure why they mentioned the French and the Malakoff though as it isn't related to the Battle of Balaklava.

  • @jebrindle9380

    @jebrindle9380

    7 ай бұрын

    Cardigan did not fight at the guns. His job was to lead the troops to the guns, which he did, then he turned and trotted back. He was harassed by some Russians in doing so. If Lucan had not halted the Heavy Brigade who followed the Lights, many Russian cannons could have been spiked, rendering them useless. But Lucan could see the carnage unfolding ahead, and determined not to sacrifice the Heavy Brigade. The Charge was wrong in all aspects, but could have been a success. As for the French, they simply did what they were supposed to do!

  • @milesdevlin6543

    @milesdevlin6543

    Ай бұрын

    Or

  • @Zac-cw1zz
    @Zac-cw1zz4 жыл бұрын

    "Am I in pain?" "You are in pain, I believe."

  • @sindento1942
    @sindento1942 Жыл бұрын

    Trevor Howard made a great Lord Cardigan.

  • @hardalarboard8876
    @hardalarboard88764 жыл бұрын

    People remember this so much and FOR REASON yes but everyone seems to forget about all the others: 1815: Waterloo, Charge of The Union Brigade - 1914: France/Belgian Border, Charge of The Indian 22nd - 1900: Peking/Beijing, The Charge into The Gates of the Royal Marines Light Infantry, get what I mean?

  • @dreysantillan
    @dreysantillan9 жыл бұрын

    Alfred, Lord Tennyson brought me here

  • @robertdavis4817
    @robertdavis48172 жыл бұрын

    My 5 x great grandfather, Sgt Richard Davis Coronet/Bugler 13th Hussars.

  • @michaeleverest7631
    @michaeleverest76318 жыл бұрын

    Typical of us Brits we (rightly) remember this disastrous episode and yet its more famous than the charge of the British Heavy Brigade at Balaclava which routed the Russians!Even though they charged up hill and were outnumbered,contrary to the rules of Cavalry attacks!!We seem to love heroic setbacks!!

  • @Cybermat47

    @Cybermat47

    8 жыл бұрын

    +GloryDouble7198 mate, Churchill fucked up every country EXCEPT for Britain.

  • @nsdap1985

    @nsdap1985

    7 жыл бұрын

    +GloryDouble7198 your attitude to your country stinks. we all know politicians lie and trick. and youve never told a pokey in ur life. he led us to victory one way or another. being churchill and the life he lived being a bit of a drunk is not bad. yes with other factors. (u.s.a) that alcoholic led this country through near defeat and then on to victory..kinda says much for our enemys.

  • @nsdap1985

    @nsdap1985

    7 жыл бұрын

    +nsdap1985 is it not true had he not done the things he did ( even allowing coventry to be bombed to shit to secure enigma secrets ) so in the long run would secure victory be the right thing to do ( to the discomfort of coventry civilians ) war is not straight forward and although your comments maybe fact or not I see this alot where people are stating really good facts but not taking in to consideration other factors. wars are rolling chain of events. im not trying to challenge you I dont think im smart, I like my country. and again if that alcoholic hadnt led us to victory you would be under nazi rule and unable to have the freedom of speech you are taking advantage of right now....

  • @drsnypejsek

    @drsnypejsek

    5 жыл бұрын

    The main thing is to understand that your army is not welcomed on Crimea or anywhere on Russian territory.

  • @BC-kx6db

    @BC-kx6db

    4 жыл бұрын

    Michael Everest but we also celebrate Rorkes Drift but ignore isundwhana (guessed the spelling there!)

  • @lu2as
    @lu2as7 жыл бұрын

    8:05 BLEEE

  • @vouge6750

    @vouge6750

    7 жыл бұрын

    Lucas Ayrton M&B POWER

  • @leeetchells7100
    @leeetchells71007 жыл бұрын

    there were only around 120 killed in the charge. The only reason it is remembered is Tennysons poem captured the Victorians imaginations.

  • @spen6334

    @spen6334

    6 жыл бұрын

    However a further 200 were wounded or captured

  • @flankspeed

    @flankspeed

    5 жыл бұрын

    120 posh people though.

  • @lee8830

    @lee8830

    5 жыл бұрын

    156 killed 122 wounded 335 horses killed , its remembered by all the regiments that took part in their military history to this day

  • @david-pb4bi

    @david-pb4bi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flankspeed typical British cockup by upper class twits like Boris Johnson

  • @Mrfairchap

    @Mrfairchap

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@david-pb4bi LOL! Nice one!

  • @luzernerschutze7564
    @luzernerschutze75644 жыл бұрын

    The way the pieces recoil is fantastic. Why don’t we see these kind of effects in works like Waterloo, Cromwell or War and Peace?

  • @themadmechanic1964
    @themadmechanic19648 күн бұрын

    here goes the last of the Brudenells .. loved that saying while watching this film as a child .. as a Brudenell myself we used to cheer as a family

  • @markduffy3717
    @markduffy371721 күн бұрын

    Stunning film. A brilliant indictment of war.

  • @zthetha
    @zthetha9 жыл бұрын

    It is remarkable how much the British love their military disasters, Dunkerque in WWll being a major catastrophe - a total rout turned into a 'glorious' withdrawal, and how these episodes colour the public's view of history to the exclusion of more pertinent facts. In fact - to borrow a quote from TE Lawrence half a century later - this piece of equine insanity took place in a 'sideshow of a sideshow'. The Crimean War was chiefly a naval conflict as Andrew Lambert's scholarly book explains. Notwithstanding, I think this filmic depiction of the charge is as accurate as can possibly be imagined after all this time and is a brilliant piece of movie making.

  • @needforweed999

    @needforweed999

    9 жыл бұрын

    A. Dunkerque should not be described as a 'total rout', it was an orderly retreat from no particular battlefield leading to an evacuation. It was a tactical disaster though. B. At the time it was necessary to see the good or 'glorious' elements of the evacuation at the time because it helped bolster the morale of a tired and damaged population trying not to lose a major war. C. The main good or 'glorious' element being that 100's of ships that ended up saving 100000s of lives were those of Britain's allies, Britain's fishermen etc, that put themselves in grave danger to save the lives of as many soldiers as possible. Showing the British armed forces that the people of their country and their allies valued them, appreciated them, would not leave them behind etc. (raising morale), also showing that the allies would do what they can to save British lives too, focusing on the 'bright side' helped unite a battered country when they needed it most.

  • @philipm06

    @philipm06

    9 жыл бұрын

    willie otoole It takes style dear boy.

  • @lfc011

    @lfc011

    9 жыл бұрын

    willie otoole seems to be +alot of irish commenting on british defeats nowadays, bitter i suppose

  • @2210ethan

    @2210ethan

    9 жыл бұрын

    willie otoole Where did Lawrence say 'Sideshow of a Sideshow'?

  • @lfc011

    @lfc011

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Liverbird So am i

  • @sulphuric_glue4468
    @sulphuric_glue44688 жыл бұрын

    6:27 not a single fuck given

  • @denislc9705

    @denislc9705

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sulphuric_Glue that's what we call "experience". The young captain who dies while yelling "ATTACK" was just a shame

  • @sillylittlemonkey7130

    @sillylittlemonkey7130

    7 жыл бұрын

    *Everyone dying* Nice day isn't it?

  • 7 жыл бұрын

    To Norman Rossington,for faithful service!

  • @MyRammy1
    @MyRammy15 жыл бұрын

    No horses were injured in the making of this scene

  • @jaybuntin3044

    @jaybuntin3044

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s not true, many were due to the tripwires, as were their riders

  • @andipandi5641

    @andipandi5641

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jaybuntin3044 i think that you are mixing this film up with the older black and white one..

  • @paulfromdevon4707

    @paulfromdevon4707

    Жыл бұрын

    Horses did die in yhe making of this version as well, unfortunately. Wouldn't happen today thankfully

  • @mattrishton
    @mattrishton4 жыл бұрын

    Great bit of filmmaking

  • @Mrfairchap
    @Mrfairchap3 жыл бұрын

    “Well, here goes the last of the Brudenells”. The Russians couldn’t believe their luck. Shame that the only Englishman on the battlefield who knew what the hell was going on, Nolan, was killed by almost the first shell burst.

  • @RiteKnight

    @RiteKnight

    8 ай бұрын

    The Russians avoided British cavalry after this, it did have an effect. As to Nolan, even this film producer admits Nolan was the one who mistook one Russian force for the other. He may not have led the brigade to near-doom, but he started it. The ultimate lesson of the movie was not to be hot-headed like Nolan, even when dealing with folk you don't like - or else epic blunders are made.

  • @228ss
    @228ss8 жыл бұрын

    camping Russians...not much has changed ;D

  • @yael2417

    @yael2417

    8 жыл бұрын

    +FatCatMedia :D:D:D

  • @antonrebrov9128

    @antonrebrov9128

    8 жыл бұрын

    +FatCatMedia Yeah Britain the best forever friend of Turkey=ISIS..

  • @antonrebrov9128

    @antonrebrov9128

    8 жыл бұрын

    +FatCatMedia Rrrright! Tui blya.. and Britain the best forever friend of Turkey=ISIS!)

  • @o.k.2968

    @o.k.2968

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Anton Rebrov I think that Britain has only one friend - itself.

  • @228ss

    @228ss

    8 жыл бұрын

    Олесь Калашник at least we have freedom and are not putins serfs like yourself ;P

  • @anthonyduffy1278
    @anthonyduffy12782 ай бұрын

    I’m brought here having today discovered the grave of Troop Sergeant Major, John Howes, 4th Light Dragoons. A lucky survivor of this action. I don’t know much, hardly anything, about the charge of the Light Brigade. But being shown the grave of this old warrior has spiked my interest. Anyone in the Birmingham area who is interested can visit the grave at Lodge Hill Cemetery, Selly Oak. B29. The grave is located directly behind the old chapel and the headstone is made from red marble. The warrior died on Christmas Day 1902, but despite this the grave is in very tidy condition.

  • @BolinFoto
    @BolinFoto2 жыл бұрын

    The Victoria Cross is a Maltese Cross, cast in bronze from cannons captured during the Crimean War (1854-1856). There is sufficient metal for a number of new medals to be cast from these cannons. They are each handmade by Hancocks and Company of London. Just so you all know the significance of that medal.

  • @nickmiller76

    @nickmiller76

    Ай бұрын

    Actually the source of the bronze is more complicated than that. Do some research, it's interesting.

  • @jsr1234
    @jsr1234Ай бұрын

    Cardigan is portrayed as a buffoon in this film but in reality he led his Brigade into the Russian guns. A very brave buffoon.

  • @nabilahsaffi5383
    @nabilahsaffi53837 жыл бұрын

    hello i wonder how to make a deorama abt this story . any idea? i m here to make some reasearch and im still blurr .

  • @martingruffalump5484
    @martingruffalump54844 ай бұрын

    idiotic anecdote - the trews worn by Cardigan during the charge (complete with Cossack shashka cut darned up) were worn by his widow decades after - she dropped dead in them on the squadron lawn at Cowes - 😊😊😊

  • @Don_Camillo
    @Don_Camillo7 жыл бұрын

    At 4:26 Nolan registrated his fatal error

  • @Abensberg

    @Abensberg

    10 күн бұрын

    yeah, because he is greedy and just wanted some action... what a moron. :D

  • @Mrfairchap
    @Mrfairchap5 жыл бұрын

    “Fwancis? Are you in twouble?”

  • @adamdavies7275

    @adamdavies7275

    3 жыл бұрын

    When was this bit

  • @Mrfairchap

    @Mrfairchap

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adamdavies7275 At 6:52 when the young officer was hit by a shell fragment. Neither of them could pronounce their "R's, remember.

  • @adamdavies7275

    @adamdavies7275

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Mrfairchap ok cheers

  • @UriahD85
    @UriahD858 жыл бұрын

    No matter what anybody says, this was a complete massacre but they stuck to their orders even if death was certain their bravery will not be forgotten. Rode the noble six hundred.

  • @zipstermorris8055

    @zipstermorris8055

    7 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't though, it should have been.

  • @siralexandersequeira3rdcou12

    @siralexandersequeira3rdcou12

    Ай бұрын

    Detail, when the charge ended and the rest of the brigade started retreating, Cardigan adressed the men, saying that he was following orders and that it wasn't his fault, abd a lot of the men started asking cardigan "go again sir?"

  • @TemazepamParty
    @TemazepamPartyАй бұрын

    The novel ‘Flashman At The Charge’ by George MacDonald Fraser places its fictitious hero, suffering desperately from wind having drunk some marginal Russian champagne, right at the head of the charge, having earlier been part of both The Thin Red Line and The Charge Of The Heavy Brigade due to some unfortunate timing acting as a messenger rider for the Army general staff. Leaving aside Flashman’s invented role in proceedings, the novel gives a pretty accurate account of events at Balaclava, mixes fictional and historical characters cleverly and is highly recommended. Nolan is described as a “maniac”, Raglan a kindly old man incapable of making a decision, and Cardigan a pompous oaf possessed of incredible bravery

  • @alistairmcintyre

    @alistairmcintyre

    5 сағат бұрын

    "Lew (Nolan)" I said sharply. "What did you tell him".

  • @jonkallmeyer1723
    @jonkallmeyer17233 жыл бұрын

    All i can think off when i see "Captain Nolan"... Is "....The barbarian horde!!" (Gladiator - 2000).... Or is it just me? (By the way, David Hemmings is one of the greats !...... and by apperance perhaps a bit "R. Mayall" ? ... None the less ... much gratitude and admiration for both .

  • @englishalan222
    @englishalan2224 ай бұрын

    A handful of wounded British were captured and were being beaten by Cossacks. A Russian officer saw this and was furious at the Cossacks. He had the British taken down to a cellar where he asked them in excellent English. "Were you drunk?" "No," came the reply. "You are excellent follows, I will have some vodka brought down to you." They were later exchanged for some Russian prisoners captured in another battle.

  • @milwyr
    @milwyr8 жыл бұрын

    Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Never has an order been so misinterpreted .Lions led by donkeys.

  • @jamiengo4987

    @jamiengo4987

    7 жыл бұрын

    milwyr gordon ramsey would be proud of that quote

  • @megancork9369
    @megancork93698 жыл бұрын

    the old films are best cause all the men and horses are real cgi = bull shit

  • @Lachausis

    @Lachausis

    7 жыл бұрын

    And acting is much more convincing.

  • @Lartayy

    @Lartayy

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fly Beep Actually, this was the film that caused the outlaw of using wires to trip horses. Around 125 horses were killed during the filming of this scene. It wasn't until after the movie that stunt horses became used.

  • @domjohnson9188

    @domjohnson9188

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yatral yeah fuck horses

  • @MarcusBritish

    @MarcusBritish

    6 жыл бұрын

    Actually, it was the 1936 version of the film that caused a lot of horses to die and raised the issue of banning trip wires... but they did continue to use the "W" trip device for some films. The 1970 _Waterloo_ film used it, despite having circus stunt men to perform the falls. 22 seconds of horse falls were cut from the UK release of the film, but remain on the U.S. version... well, because killing things and Americans are like salt and pepper.

  • @MarcusBritish

    @MarcusBritish

    6 жыл бұрын

    No, you're a stupid person... do you know how much a trained horse is compared to a regular horse? You think they can field a ton of stunt horses that easily in every war film? Trip wires were used in a lot of films, even illegally, and trip scenes were often cut when it was obvious that they had been tripped with a wire instead of encouraged to fall. Get off your high horse.

  • @callumbush1
    @callumbush1Ай бұрын

    The same sort of people are still in charge in the UK!

  • @MrTrevor181
    @MrTrevor1818 жыл бұрын

    this was one of the biggest military mishaps - bad communications, bad ego problems within rank & file and the aftermath from that battle was horriendous.

  • @leeetchells6372
    @leeetchells63725 жыл бұрын

    " that Nolan. Squealing like some tight girl fetching off damn him. I will break him " " My lord you have just ridden over his dead body"

  • @chasm671

    @chasm671

    2 жыл бұрын

    "I see. How forward-thinking of me."

  • @MrTuftynut

    @MrTuftynut

    Ай бұрын

    Still wonder where Captain Nolan was buried and if in his full active campaign dress - was it in the actual valley where he dies or close by?@@chasm671

  • @stephaneciszewicz1628
    @stephaneciszewicz16288 ай бұрын

    Vi la légère cavalerie ! Moi même fût gendarme auxiliaire et avez pei de moyens nous tenions coûte que coûte ! Gloire et honneur ces preux cavaliers ! ❤❤❤❤😂😮.

  • @projektant7169
    @projektant71695 жыл бұрын

    Как все всегда просто у генералов: выполнение приказа - верная смерть? Ну так это ж война! Потом в Первую Мировую уже целые корпуса так же гнали на пулеметы.

  • @leeetchells6372
    @leeetchells63725 жыл бұрын

    In my old history book written back in the 50s it says 607 men made the charge but only 198 returned! According to modern text that was grossly exaggerated!

  • @dylanandmolly3739
    @dylanandmolly37397 күн бұрын

    A captain would never have spoken to a senior officer like that

  • @danielworrall2711
    @danielworrall27112 жыл бұрын

    a wounderful film

  • @savodent
    @savodent9 жыл бұрын

    I am proud to have been a Cherrypicker.

  • @Hohenstein1871
    @Hohenstein187111 күн бұрын

    0:38 I love that part xD IS IT, IS IT? IT IS!

  • @spartandud3
    @spartandud34 жыл бұрын

    I do hope this is a 'No horses were harmed in the making of this.' But can you imagine being one of those soldiers or horses. Charging where you told and then all of a sudden the air and ground is exploding around you.

  • @azurbleu4335

    @azurbleu4335

    4 жыл бұрын

    Path of Glory . Cannon fodder or hero

  • @keithrose6931

    @keithrose6931

    Ай бұрын

    ​@azurbleu4335 You have to admire their discipline, perhaps not their sense.

  • @nicolaslopezgalan2504
    @nicolaslopezgalan25046 ай бұрын

    Excelente film del extraodinario tony richarson , con un suntuoso plantel del cine britanico , de los años sesenta

  • @adamnelmes990
    @adamnelmes99021 күн бұрын

    Great film - gutted that the Heavy Brigade charge ended up on the cutting room floor!

  • @ppuh6tfrz646
    @ppuh6tfrz64613 күн бұрын

    Where does Lord Lucan go between 1:37 and 12:14? He wasn't involved in the charge. Did he just go over to side and watch? These Lucans have a tendency to go missing at important times.

  • @Hellrun
    @Hellrun Жыл бұрын

    Cut off the next part where he is told to have just rode over Nolan's dead body and just completely ignores it hahaha, Lord Cardigan is a madman in this movie. Black bottle!!!

  • @drewharding
    @drewharding5 жыл бұрын

    Loved it when Captain Morris screamed CHARGE it was so brave courage in a good way when he made it passed the stolen guns would you say

  • @Hardrock1911
    @Hardrock19113 күн бұрын

    Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Canons to the left of them Canons to the right of them Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd THE TROOOOOOOOOOOOPEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!

  • @Mohawkmarcje
    @Mohawkmarcje18 күн бұрын

    That's one very decent looking battle scene, they don't make 'm like this anymore.

  • @mikimaki55
    @mikimaki558 жыл бұрын

    Very nice Movie have seen it in 1970

  • @svenerikjohansson8130
    @svenerikjohansson81302 ай бұрын

    "Very strange", old British veterans that may have been alive from the period of 1793-1815, maybe thought it was with Britain being on the same side as a Bonaparte. (Napoleon III). A sad thing I think,

  • @raycooke3666
    @raycooke3666Ай бұрын

    C’est magnifique mais, c’est ne pas la guerre, c’est de la folie. -- it’s magnificent but it’s not war, it’s madness! Quote by a French General who watched it.

  • @lordmopton
    @lordmoptonАй бұрын

    The best read on this is The Reason Why by Cecil Woodham Smith an anglo Irish writer who wrote unde this name because she was a woman ..having read it I would say the film was based on her book ..

  • @davidshepherd9370
    @davidshepherd93708 жыл бұрын

    Well said captain hooper

  • @whowantsabighug
    @whowantsabighug6 жыл бұрын

    Captain Nolan has very pretty eyes.

  • @vladimirknezevic4788
    @vladimirknezevic4788Ай бұрын

    Great movie.

  • @cambs0181
    @cambs01812 жыл бұрын

    'Good morning, Sir!' The predecessor to 'F**k off!'

  • @ArtemKo613
    @ArtemKo6138 жыл бұрын

    8:24 Get away from our land, mafakaz!

  • @generalsaufenberg4931
    @generalsaufenberg49318 жыл бұрын

    chaaaarge!!! ok sir, but just with you in the first row!!!

  • @trevorjohnhill4596
    @trevorjohnhill4596Ай бұрын

    It's like the light infantry..minden. Told to advance to the beat.of a drum in written communication.. meaning when. They heard a drum beat they would advance.....but they advanced immediately to their own beat..

  • @Delogros

    @Delogros

    15 күн бұрын

    The difference is the infantry and Minden broke the French centre, all 3 lines of it and won the battle