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Balaclava is a 1928 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and Milton Rosmer and starring Cyril McLaglen, Benita Hume, Alf Goddard, Harold Huth, and Wally Patch. A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War and succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy. The film climaxes with the Charge of the Light Brigade. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures with David Lean working as a production assistant.
Original Release
06/06/1928
US Release
12/30/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cyril McLaglen | John Kennedy |
| Benita Hume | Jean McDonald |
| Alf Goddard | Nobby |
| Miles Mander | Capt. Gardner |
| J. Fisher White | Lord Raglan |
| Henry Mollison | Prisoner's Friend |
| Betty Bolton | Natasha |
| Robert Holmes | Father Nikolai |
| Harold Huth | Capt. Nolan, Adjutant |
| Wally Patch | Trooper Strang |
Directors
Writers
Milton Rosmer, Boyd Cable, Gareth Gundrey, W.P. Lipscomb, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Angus MacPhail, Robert Stevenson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Cyril McLaglen | John Kennedy |
| Benita Hume | Jean McDonald |
| Alf Goddard | Nobby |
| Miles Mander | Capt. Gardner |
| J. Fisher White | Lord Raglan |
| Henry Mollison | Prisoner's Friend |
| Betty Bolton | Natasha |
| Robert Holmes | Father Nikolai |
| Harold Huth | Capt. Nolan, Adjutant |
| Wally Patch | Trooper Strang |
| H. St. Barbe West | Prosecutor |
| Boris Ranevsky | Tsar |
| Wallace Bosco | Lord Palmerston |
| Ros Ranevsky | |
| Marian Drada | Queen Victoria |
| Eugene Leahy | Prince Albert |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
