A British officer is falsely accused of murder by a rival officer, and is dishonorably discharged from the army. He rejoins as an enlisted man and is posted as a cavalryman to the siege of Sebastopol during the Crimean War.
The Verdict: A Rough-Edged Spectacle for History BuffsIf you are looking for a nuanced psychological study of war, Balaclava is not it. However, if you have a soft spot for the sheer scale of early British studio filmmaking and want to see thousands of pounds of horseflesh charging into a valley of certain death, it is...
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"The Verdict: A Rough-Edged Spectacle for History BuffsIf you are looking for a nuanced psychological study of war, Balaclava is not it. However, if you have a soft spot for the sheer scale of early British studio filmmaking and want to see thousands of pounds of horseflesh charging into a valley of certain death, it is absolutely worth your time. This is a film for those who appreciate the transition period of cinema—it was shot as a silent and later retrofitted with sound sequences—and for anyo..."
Milton Rosmer, Angus MacPhail, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Boyd Cable, Gareth Gundrey, Robert Stevenson, W.P. Lipscomb
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