Balaclava (1928)

Directed by

Maurice Elvey, Milton Rosmer

Genre

silent film, war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows a famous British cavalry charge during a war. It follows soldiers in battle and the events that lead to the attack.

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What happens

Balaclava is a 1928 British silent and sound war film directed by Maurice Elvey and Milton Rosmer and starring Cyril McLaglen, Benita Hume, Alf Goddard, Harold Huth, and Wally Patch. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures with David Lean working as a production assistant. The charge sequences were filmed on the Long Valley in Aldershot in Hampshire. Although the sound version had no audible dialogue, it featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The sound version was released in the United States under the title Jaws Of Hell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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