Synopsis
In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the domination of India and the border territories, Major Geoffrey Vickers must endure several betrayals and misfortunes before he can achieve his revenge at the Balaclava Heights, on October 25, 1854, the most glorious day of the Crimean War.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael JacobyScreenplay
- Rowland LeighScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Michael CurtizDirector
Cast
- Errol FlynnMajor Geoffrey Vickers
- Olivia de HavillandElsa Campbell
- Patric KnowlesCaptain Perry Vickers
- Henry StephensonSir Charles Macefield
- Nigel BruceSir Benjamin Warrenton
- Donald CrispColonel Campbell
- David NivenCaptain Randall
- C. Henry GordonSurat Khan
- G.P. HuntleyMajor Jowett
- Robert BarratCount Igor Volonoff
- Spring ByingtonLady Octavia Warrenton
- E. E. CliveSir Humphrey Harcourt
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Themes
british armybritish empiremarriage engagementbritish colonialismepic battlecrimean war (1853-56)british lancerssociety ballbrother brother relationship