Balaclava
A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which results in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade to take the Balaclava Heights.
Milton Rosmer
Maurice Elvey
Casts & Crew
Cyril McLaglen
Benita Hume
Alf Goddard
Miles Mander
J. Fisher White
Betty Bolton
Robert Holmes
Harold Huth
Boris Ranevsky
Wallace Bosco
Marian Drada
Eugene Leahy
Also Directed by Milton Rosmer
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