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
@freebeerfordworkers2 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-fe6jf1eg7kАй бұрын
В России то противостояние называют сейчас нулевой мировой войной
@bertnotr2938Ай бұрын
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@johncheetham4607Ай бұрын
Thank you for your fascinating insight. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
@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.
@angelmonicaelizabeth7 жыл бұрын
That poem is my childhood memory.
@alexismedina80656 жыл бұрын
THE TROOPER!!!!!!!!
@archercolaco64176 жыл бұрын
First stanza of 'The Charge Of The Light Bridage' by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
@lordeden14755 жыл бұрын
Alfred Lord Tennyson wants his royalties!
@user-fz8rb3yo2s3 жыл бұрын
@@angelmonicaelizabeth That place is a part of my homeland - Crimea.
@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
@ericgrossart57976 ай бұрын
The British have always been brave like that. heroes led by idiots.
@freebeerfordworkers2 ай бұрын
Do not speak French but I believe sometimes folie is translated as stupidity.
@steffanhoffmannАй 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. 🇬🇧 🤝 🇫🇷
@jarbellebraj8344Ай бұрын
@@ericgrossart5797 a największy idiota to Montgomery zawalił Arnhem winą obarczył Sosabowskiego..tchórz
@marcolfo100Ай бұрын
@@freebeerfordworkers literally it means madness
@Skibir8 жыл бұрын
This is essentially the AI in Total War
@thecooloneishere8 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-galizien88558 жыл бұрын
My total war dream its Total War Victoria about 19th century ❤
@schattenseele668 жыл бұрын
like real human they made horrible mistakes
@makynarrow14848 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-bj8wn7 жыл бұрын
At 3:26 these were the players when they saw the AI took control over 600 horsemen
@TommyTipex4 жыл бұрын
'It is magnificent, but it is not war. It is madness.' French Marshall Pierre Bosquet
@BobHooker2 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.
@andy25507 жыл бұрын
"...shrieking like some tight girl, like a woman fetching off damn him" LOL. I must remember that one.
@hoggarththewisesmeagol83622 жыл бұрын
It’s fucking great isn’t it?
@TripperchrisАй 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")
@jpmcintosh91063 жыл бұрын
The expressions on Cardigan and Lucan's faces at 1.00 to 1.08 are priceless. Brilliant acting.
@L115L96Ай бұрын
1:00
@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 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
@princeofelsweyr80999 ай бұрын
@@Blobby192lmao, Russian shill comment has aged well. How's the three day special operation going?
@Blobby1929 ай бұрын
@@princeofelsweyr8099 how is the offensive going for ukraine, naszi supporting scum
@raypurchase8012 ай бұрын
@@user-vk1hs9cy4c Couldn't be made today without half the cast being bl ack and a subplot about transgenderism.
@2msvalkyrie529Ай бұрын
How's the Great Spring Offensive going ??
@southlondon639 жыл бұрын
The acting in this film is briliant
@rhysnichols86086 жыл бұрын
It seams a little OTT sometimes but perhaps that was the mannerisms in the 1850s
@Don_Camillo3 жыл бұрын
@@rhysnichols8608 : Exactly
@user-fz8rb3yo2s3 жыл бұрын
There are lots of mistakes in costumes, language etc.
@alexkrycek212 жыл бұрын
Agree. I think Gielgud captured the personality of Raglan very well. Harry Andrews and Trevor Howard were brilliant also.
@raypurchase8012 ай бұрын
I've read that the scriptwriters had hated their time doing national service (conscription) and sought revenge.
@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.
@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!!
@Cybermat478 жыл бұрын
+GloryDouble7198 mate, Churchill fucked up every country EXCEPT for Britain.
@nsdap19857 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.
@nsdap19857 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....
@drsnypejsek5 жыл бұрын
The main thing is to understand that your army is not welcomed on Crimea or anywhere on Russian territory.
@BC-kx6db4 жыл бұрын
Michael Everest but we also celebrate Rorkes Drift but ignore isundwhana (guessed the spelling there!)
@angloaust15752 ай бұрын
The cream of british talent Stage actors raised on Shakespeare doing their best Making it a great movie!
@2msvalkyrie529Ай 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....
@MegaHalofan117 жыл бұрын
4:37 That was the loudest death I've ever heard
@garbageday5877 жыл бұрын
MegaTheChieftain. lol 😂
@boydseabiscuit26357 жыл бұрын
and gayest
@leeetchells71007 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.
@kohinarec65803 жыл бұрын
People scream when you tear them to pieces.
@MegaHalofan113 жыл бұрын
@@kohinarec6580 But he was not torn to pieces.
@cbviperess93194 жыл бұрын
It still amazes me that they actually made it to the guns.
@lonewolfgc49443 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.
@iggyboo50752 ай бұрын
@@lonewolfgc4944 from Russian side, there also were rifles & pistols; our artillery was surely having such weapons.
@Denis.CollinsАй 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.
@TheBritishAreCooomingАй 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.
@fabiengerard8142Ай бұрын
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I saw it at the time. One of the most brilliant british cinematic achievements of the Sixties.
@spartandud35 жыл бұрын
Just a reminder that this was filmed in 1968. In other words there was no CGI.
@TemazepamParty2 ай 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
@alistairmcintyre28 күн бұрын
"Lew (Nolan)" I said sharply. "What did you tell him".
@wearebutwordsapart21553 жыл бұрын
It makes a man feel humble standing in the shadows of such bravery.
@clarkycherry2 жыл бұрын
Ever heard of eastern front mate?
@BobHooker2 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.
@boredfartless42216 күн бұрын
@@clarkycherry Yes a lot of SIavs sent to their pointless deaths by maniacs who temporarily pretended to be Russian patriots because it suited them
@chumleywarner54122 ай бұрын
Such an underrated film it was a masterpiece.
@picardbsАй бұрын
It really is
@curiositycloset23593 күн бұрын
What is the film though?
@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.
@garbageday5877 жыл бұрын
Michael Brown. Another liar seeking attention
@HaloFTW557 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and my ancestor is the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
@michaelbrown33777 жыл бұрын
thats nice for you
@elliek_rose3353 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing.
@klintreeves2 ай бұрын
More bullshit for the roses
@totalwar-galizien88558 жыл бұрын
My total war dream its Total War Victoria game about 19th century ❤
@Khobotov4 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for it.
@scottowen20563 жыл бұрын
Empire is close enough
@kohinarec65803 жыл бұрын
@@scottowen2056 empire is subpar, IMO.
@sandels58052 жыл бұрын
Install total fots for shogun 2
@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.
@sajt66192 жыл бұрын
cgi* computer graphics integration
@paulfromdevon4707 Жыл бұрын
Probably done by putting pin prick holes in the celluloid back then.
@alexandersteinmetz68572 ай бұрын
kigndom Hevaen...the Moment when Jerusalem Appears at krick Castle.
@savagesnayle3013 жыл бұрын
fantastic re-enactment. Bless the fallen and their families of the real battle.
@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.
@anunconstitutionalchickenw97312 жыл бұрын
But he is not depicted like that, if you watch the moments afterwards, you see his face covered in blood and wounds.
@emredondo9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload!
@davidmurphy83647 жыл бұрын
Just finished a book on this, these guys charged into hell and some made it back, absolute badasses.
@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-qq2vq4fv8b4 ай бұрын
Was he hit in the head ?
@ado1035Ай бұрын
@@user-qq2vq4fv8b This would have only been possible if he had been an officer.
@fred540610 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"
@knoxyish2 ай бұрын
lions led by donkeys that come from places like eaton..........clueless
@raysrsharp16907 күн бұрын
My grandfather fought in first world war and shot (he died when I was 7) my clearest memory (other than showing me he's early crimbo prezzie of weebles) was saying with British soldiers and German generals you would win
@cow_tools_ Жыл бұрын
Everyone whose played a strategy game knows Lord Raglan's feelings right there.
@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 :/
@sta9hsblnos438 жыл бұрын
+Rocko7927 you have to say this to england...SO many wars for nothing
@bobbydylanio8 жыл бұрын
+sta9hs blnos Beyond reductive.
@mrmoist97538 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.
@Rojoyerf7 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.
@davec87306 жыл бұрын
it was pisspoor leadership that caused that, not miscommunication. miscommunication was the 'device' used to hide the real culprits.
@dalej12 жыл бұрын
Interesting that Russian artilleryman says "ognia!" (fire!) in clean Polish. Such was the times, possibly unintended accuracy.
@user-kk4sj4ih3e2 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-vj9py8 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-kk4sj4ih3e8 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-fd3jv9uz3x2 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).
@stevekaczynski3793Ай бұрын
I am assuming they could not find an actual Russian in 1968 and went with a Pole, and reasoned that nobody would notice.
@themadmechanic1964Ай 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
@Zac-cw1zz4 жыл бұрын
"Am I in pain?" "You are in pain, I believe."
@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.
@garbageday5877 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
@spen63346 жыл бұрын
It was 9,000 British alongside 3,000 French against 67,900 Russians
@spen63346 жыл бұрын
It was actually 9,000 British alongside 3,000 French against 67,900 Russians
@ksotar4 жыл бұрын
@@spen6334 you're too shy on this. You should've written "1 million Russians" right away.
@pavel1424 жыл бұрын
just 33 000 russians in this battle. And they had a crappy rifles and absolute disorganization of command.
@jacobprice25792 жыл бұрын
“It is magnificent, but it is not war.”
@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?"
@chasm6712 жыл бұрын
"I wouldn't, red will hide the bloodstains better." "...I see."
@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!
@32shumble28 күн бұрын
So ironic - Nolan who brought the orders, realised that they were going the wrong way - then killed by the very first shot as he tried to change the direction.
@ethanhall86863 жыл бұрын
“Am I in pain?” “Only you can answer that, dude.”
@chasm6712 жыл бұрын
The British cavalry trusts their officers so much they only feel pain if ordered to do so.
@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 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
@jebrindle93808 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!
@milesdevlin65432 ай бұрын
Or
@stefano_45932 ай 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.....
@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.
@vladimirgrepan1575 жыл бұрын
Воевать таким методом со страной прошедшей Бородино глупо
@RiteKnight9 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.
@englishalan2225 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.
@robertdavis48172 жыл бұрын
My 5 x great grandfather, Sgt Richard Davis Coronet/Bugler 13th Hussars.
@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?
@sindento1942 Жыл бұрын
Trevor Howard made a great Lord Cardigan.
@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.
@needforweed9999 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.
@philipm069 жыл бұрын
willie otoole It takes style dear boy.
@lfc0119 жыл бұрын
willie otoole seems to be +alot of irish commenting on british defeats nowadays, bitter i suppose
@2210ethan9 жыл бұрын
willie otoole Where did Lawrence say 'Sideshow of a Sideshow'?
@lfc0118 жыл бұрын
+Liverbird So am i
@markduffy3717Ай бұрын
Stunning film. A brilliant indictment of war.
@dreysantillan9 жыл бұрын
Alfred, Lord Tennyson brought me here
@jsr12342 ай 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.
@228ss8 жыл бұрын
camping Russians...not much has changed ;D
@yael24178 жыл бұрын
+FatCatMedia :D:D:D
@antonrebrov91288 жыл бұрын
+FatCatMedia Yeah Britain the best forever friend of Turkey=ISIS..
@antonrebrov91288 жыл бұрын
+FatCatMedia Rrrright! Tui blya.. and Britain the best forever friend of Turkey=ISIS!)
@o.k.29688 жыл бұрын
+Anton Rebrov I think that Britain has only one friend - itself.
@228ss8 жыл бұрын
Олесь Калашник at least we have freedom and are not putins serfs like yourself ;P
@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.
@spen63346 жыл бұрын
However a further 200 were wounded or captured
@flankspeed5 жыл бұрын
120 posh people though.
@lee88305 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-pb4bi4 жыл бұрын
@@flankspeed typical British cockup by upper class twits like Boris Johnson
@david-pb4bi3 жыл бұрын
@Rob Thanks Rob, it would be funny if it wasn't true
@lu2as7 жыл бұрын
8:05 BLEEE
@vouge67507 жыл бұрын
Lucas Ayrton M&B POWER
@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.
@nickmiller762 ай бұрын
Actually the source of the bronze is more complicated than that. Do some research, it's interesting.
@megancork93698 жыл бұрын
the old films are best cause all the men and horses are real cgi = bull shit
@Lachausis7 жыл бұрын
And acting is much more convincing.
@Lartayy6 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.
@domjohnson91886 жыл бұрын
Yatral yeah fuck horses
@MarcusBritish6 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.
@MarcusBritish6 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.
@anthonyduffy12783 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.
7 жыл бұрын
To Norman Rossington,for faithful service!
@petermoran47415 күн бұрын
Incredibly accurate with amazing attention to detail.
@purplenurple41133 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... What's that phrase again, "never bring a knife to a gun fight"?
@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"
@chasm6712 жыл бұрын
"I see. How forward-thinking of me."
@MrTuftynut2 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
@mattrishton4 жыл бұрын
Great bit of filmmaking
@sulphuric_glue44688 жыл бұрын
6:27 not a single fuck given
@denislc97058 жыл бұрын
+Sulphuric_Glue that's what we call "experience". The young captain who dies while yelling "ATTACK" was just a shame
@sillylittlemonkey71307 жыл бұрын
*Everyone dying* Nice day isn't it?
@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?
@leeetchells6093 жыл бұрын
Draaaaaaaaw swords! Nolan ..."at last We're going" Five minutes later Nolan's dead
@dylanandmolly3739Ай бұрын
A captain would never have spoken to a senior officer like that
@MyRammy15 жыл бұрын
No horses were injured in the making of this scene
@jaybuntin30444 жыл бұрын
That’s not true, many were due to the tripwires, as were their riders
@andipandi5641 Жыл бұрын
@@jaybuntin3044 i think that you are mixing this film up with the older black and white one..
@paulfromdevon4707 Жыл бұрын
Horses did die in yhe making of this version as well, unfortunately. Wouldn't happen today thankfully
@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.
@Marcus-78Ай бұрын
Si la brigade légère ne fut pas complètement détruite, ce fut grâce à la charge de deux régiments de cavalerie français ( chasseurs d'Afrique ) qui permit de dégager les survivants. Le fait est ici passé sous silence ...
@jettz85717 жыл бұрын
Honestly i think that British Army has the greatest tradition of shit commanders ever
@chelseacharger7 жыл бұрын
'Lions led by donkeys' is a famous quote about the appalling casualties in World War 1. Many caused by tactics from a bygone era used in modern warfare. Yet the generals got the kudos and the knighthoods.
@lucasrallaigh48487 жыл бұрын
+chelseacharger The same about Italy in ww1 and ww2
@jettz85717 жыл бұрын
Lucász DeVrij Kelemen in WW1 ii think that few generals should not be definied criminals or assholes.And Dougals Haig (British) was the worst. The same Nivelle or Falkeneyn or HIndemburg. Cadorna was like them, not worst not better. But Armando Diaz was a wonderful general, not tactically but strategically and most of all a great manager. In second world war we had some of the worst high officers ever seen: Graziani, Gariboldi, Visconti Prasca....but not worst than guys like Gamelin, Frendhal or Paulus. We simply didnt have and army. At least we had a better army in WW1!!!!
@retardosaurusrex3607 жыл бұрын
Maybe Cadorna was just less lucky but looking at what I've read about the Italian front in WW1, I think Cadorna was the worst. How many times can you try the exact same thing and expect a different result? There were TWELVE battles of the Isonzo River and every time Cadorna used basically the same strategy and every time the Italians either made no gains or made minimal gains and eventually the Italian Army went into full rout. If Cadorna had been replaced as soon as possible the war would have gone much better for the Italians.
@jettz85717 жыл бұрын
Retardosaurusrex Douglas Haig and Nivelle did incredible mistakes and simply didnt give a fuck about their men conditions aniway
@Hohenstein1871Ай бұрын
0:38 I love that part xD IS IT, IS IT? IT IS!
@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.
@zipstermorris80557 жыл бұрын
It wasn't though, it should have been.
@siralexandersequeira3rdcou122 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?"
@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!
@stephaneciszewicz16289 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 ! ❤❤❤❤😂😮.
@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 .
@danielworrall27112 жыл бұрын
a wounderful film
@johnwilliams2479Ай бұрын
"Go again sir".... no you've done enough for the day" ... says Cup Cake, ( Norman Rossington) to Trevor Howard
@Don_Camillo7 жыл бұрын
At 4:26 Nolan registrated his fatal error
@AbensbergАй бұрын
yeah, because he is greedy and just wanted some action... what a moron. :D
@klleong70517 жыл бұрын
Lion led by donkeys, the british always fight with courage and determination but always being led by some noble
@BC-kx6db4 жыл бұрын
KL Leong that’s largely a myth that has grown out of the First World War. It is much less the case than is popularly thought
@waylander19784 жыл бұрын
@@BC-kx6db It wasn't even true in the First World War.
@pablo191364 жыл бұрын
In the 19th century and ww1 the officers were drawn mostly from the aristocracy and had little in common with the soldiers. During ww1 the British army was mostly run by the NCOs as the men had no respect for the officer class, infact officers were often shot.
@RiteKnight9 ай бұрын
Never forget that this is a move and the producer had an agenda, to de-motivate people and encourage embrace of some other 'system'. In reality the officers of this period took the same risks as the men they led.
@siralexandersequeira3rdcou122 ай бұрын
Being lead by n a nobleman doesn't mean "idiotic aristocratic bastard"💀
@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
@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.
@mac19752 ай бұрын
My great great great grandfather was there.
@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.
@azurbleu43354 жыл бұрын
Path of Glory . Cannon fodder or hero
@keithrose69312 ай бұрын
@azurbleu4335 You have to admire their discipline, perhaps not their sense.
@Grunoloj3 жыл бұрын
Прелестно!
@cambs01812 жыл бұрын
'Good morning, Sir!' The predecessor to 'F**k off!'
@mikimaki558 жыл бұрын
Very nice Movie have seen it in 1970
@vladimirknezevic47882 ай бұрын
Great movie.
@MohawkmarcjeАй бұрын
That's one very decent looking battle scene, they don't make 'm like this anymore.
@raycooke36662 ай 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.
@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.
@jamiengo49877 жыл бұрын
milwyr gordon ramsey would be proud of that quote
@davidshepherd93708 жыл бұрын
Well said captain hooper
@savodent9 жыл бұрын
I am proud to have been a Cherrypicker.
@nigelbilsby3826Ай бұрын
The thing that makes a lump in your throat is the sound of the dying horses! 🐴🥺😞😪
@nicolaslopezgalan25047 ай бұрын
Excelente film del extraodinario tony richarson , con un suntuoso plantel del cine britanico , de los años sesenta
@callumbush12 ай бұрын
The same sort of people are still in charge in the UK!
@charlesvanderhoog705627 күн бұрын
It has been posited that a personal dislike of the general for the leader of the cavalry was the reason for the order, to make sure Cardigan, the leader of the brigade, would die or at least be demoted. Others say it was a misreading of the order. Again others thought it was mere lunacy caused by the unmitigated confidence of the upperclass in the superiority of the English race.
@DavidNursal20123 жыл бұрын
This is so much better than the Scots Greys charge in Waterloo
@user-hw8oq1rv9j2 жыл бұрын
Красиво идут
@Yuri_Rus Жыл бұрын
Интеллигенция
@langelodidio-goaldo1105 Жыл бұрын
Pellicola molto bella ispirata alla vera storia della carica dei 600 nella battaglia di Balaklava durante la guerra di Crimea, certo nulla di eccezionale e la prima ora è fiacca, dalla seconda comincia a carburare un pò con le battaglie ben realizzate, ci sono degli anacronismi come il fatto che dopo la fustigazione del sergente maggiore, quando Nolano, Cardigano e gli altri ufficiali stanno camminando sotto la brezza, una moderna lampada elettrica sopraelevata e le sue coperture per cavi esterne sono chiaramente visibili in alto, quindi molto bella e molto bella per me come valutazione è 7,5.
@adamnelmes990Ай бұрын
Great film - gutted that the Heavy Brigade charge ended up on the cutting room floor!
@unifieddynasty6 жыл бұрын
When you commit the Rohirrim to charging mumakils head-on.