tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post2877537790597657126..comments2024-01-14T10:59:24.907-08:00Comments on Unlucky General's BALACLAVA Build: The Charge of the Light Brigade: Tony Richardson's 1968 Motion PictureUnlucky Generalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-48633225518621802252013-03-17T06:33:55.328-07:002013-03-17T06:33:55.328-07:00Excellent site. I feel ambivalent towards Charge o...Excellent site. I feel ambivalent towards Charge of the Light Brigade. It's a fascinating story yet I think a flawed movie; the dissonance between the social satire and antiwar message doesn't really work for me, even though I admire the acting and technical aspects. Now that I've read several books on the Crimea I'm apt to pick historical nits, too. The animated scenes are my favorite part. <br /><br />John Addison's score is available on CD and worth tracking down. Besides the music itself, the liner notes have detailed info on the production. To build on Joppy's comment, Tony Richardson argued at length with his historical adviser Andrew Mollo over costumes. Richardson wanted infantry during the Alma scene wearing blue blazers for the aesthetic effect, which caused a major row. Mollo won that argument but not, apparently, over the cavalry uniforms.<br /><br />One minor error: I believe Norman Rossington of A Hard Day's Night is the Sergeant Major not Roy Pattison, unless we're thinking of different characters.Groggy Dundeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990254767008162244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-56488222608388512172012-03-02T09:12:44.588-08:002012-03-02T09:12:44.588-08:00Thanks Joppy. I know this is a tall order but if y...Thanks Joppy. I know this is a tall order but if you ever find that article, if there's any chance of scanning it I'll not hesitate to upload it onto this blog. Cheers.Unlucky Generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304148488827253425.post-48692659305155625562012-02-26T12:06:29.601-08:002012-02-26T12:06:29.601-08:00I read that the trousers were all the same colour ...I read that the trousers were all the same colour as the director wanted them that way to help his visual displays. There was a detailed two part article about the costume advisors part in the filming, way back in an old military history magazine, though I forget all the relevant details. Sorry.joppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334867727613848852noreply@blogger.com