I just wanted to share some amazing images from this film, mostly. The film is rather long and jumps around – it can’t really decide on its tone. Charge of the Light Brigade - Original Vintage Film Poster Year, 1968 Film Star, Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud Size, Australian Day-Bill 13 x. End Title (02:01) Tracks 2-16 From The Charge of the Light Brigade.
It’s not that great a film to be honest, but the animation segments and visuals do make it worth watching at least once. That just goes to show the power of good costuming and make-up, I suppose. In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences. Here’s some images to give you an idea of what I’m talking about.Īs for the close-ups in that image set, those are just there to show you how different Redgrave and Hemmings look from their roles in other films. They make up the opening credits as well as several transitional scenes, all done entirely in the style of 1800s political cartoons and engravings. Secondly, the animated visuals are fantastic. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with Turnover: 500.0. They are 3.5mil truncated eliptical, 2.3mil truncated conical, 2.8mil truncated conical, 3.3mil truncated conical.
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This is a nicely-shot film, making full epic use of the widescreen frame in many shots. Four stylii were used to transfer this record. I’m mostly going to discuss these aspects rather than going for my usual full review. Based on the book The Reason Why, it follows the course of the. It’s a solid war film and satire with some great animation and acting. It is the classic tale of the fateful charge in the Balaclava valley during the Crimean War. Furthermore, it has animated sequences by the incredible Richard Williams, who I’m a big fan of. I recently saw this film because it features the two stars of my favorite film Blow-Up, David Hemmings and Vanessa Redgrave. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) UK, dir.
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