La charge des lanciers

Original title: Charge of the Lancers

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Jean-Pierre Aumont and Paulette Goddard in La charge des lanciers (1954)

In 1856, at the height of the Crimean War, Turkish ally Great Britain sends munitions expert Maj. Bruce Lindsey with a model of its new, powerful cannon to British headquarters in Balaklava.... Read allIn 1856, at the height of the Crimean War, Turkish ally Great Britain sends munitions expert Maj. Bruce Lindsey with a model of its new, powerful cannon to British headquarters in Balaklava. After Capt. Eric Renault escorts Bruce through dangerous enemy territory to the fort, the... Read allIn 1856, at the height of the Crimean War, Turkish ally Great Britain sends munitions expert Maj. Bruce Lindsey with a model of its new, powerful cannon to British headquarters in Balaklava. After Capt. Eric Renault escorts Bruce through dangerous enemy territory to the fort, the major demonstrates the breech loading cannon's potential to Gen. Stanhope. Impressed, Sta... Read all

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Paulette Goddard

Tanya

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Capt. Eric Evoir

Richard Stapley

Maj. Bruce Lindsey

Karin Booth

Maria Sand

Charles Irwin

Tom Daugherty

Ben Astar

Gen. Inderman

Lester Matthews

Gen. Stanhope

Gregory Gaye

Cpl. Bonikoff

Ivan Triesault

Dr. Manus

Louis Merrill

Col. Zeansky
(as Lou Merrill)

Tony Roux

Fernanda Eliscu

Keta

Victor Adamson

Lancer
(uncredited)

George Blagoi

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Doctor
(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Lancer
(uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Russian Soldier
(uncredited)

Johnny Clark

Lancer
(uncredited)

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Charge of Sam Katzman's brigade

Of course, any movie buff will have recognized here a very, very poor man's CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE rip-off, because of the plot, historic line, not that usual concerning Balaclava battle, during the eighteenth century. Poor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Paulette Goddard who had to deal with the infamous producer Sam Katzman, despite the good directing skills of William Castle, the great future director of HOUSE ON THE HAUNTED HILL. This was his Columbia period, under the Katzman's reign, junk factory for thrillers, adventure, westerns - only science fiction did not seem to be too much concerned. So this very movie is fun, amusing, but sooo lame, lousy. Forgive them please. Only Katzman was responsible.