Der Verrat des Surat Khan

Originaltitel: The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936
Approved
1 Std. 55 Min.

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7,0/10

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Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in Der Verrat des Surat Khan (1936)

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children.A major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children.A major countermands orders and attacks to avenge a previous massacre of men, women, and children.

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7,0/10

5598

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1 Oscar gewonnen
- 1 Gewinn & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

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For the filming of the climactic charge, one hundred twenty-five horses were trip-wired. Of those, twenty-five were killed outright or had to be put down afterward. The resulting public furor caused the US Congress to pass laws to protect animals used in motion pictures. Star Errol Flynn, a horseman, was so outraged by the number of horses injured and killed during the charge, and by director Michael Curtiz's seeming indifference to the carnage, that at one point as he was arguing with Curtiz about it, he could contain himself no more and actually physically attacked him. They were pulled apart before any serious damage was done, but it put a permanent freeze on their relationship; even though they made subsequent films together, they despised each other and would speak only when necessary on the set.

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After the massacre, Flynn sympathetically listens to Major Singh crying over the body of his murdered son Prema who is clearly wiggling his toes in the foreground of the scene.

Zitate
[first lines]
Sir Humphrey Harcourt: How do you fellows manage to look so comfortably, Vickers?
Major Geoffrey Vickers: We may look it Sir, but we're not. They say the first forty years are about the hottest up here on the frontier, after that you get used to it.
Sir Humphrey Harcourt: Really?

Crazy Credits
Opening credits: This production has its basis in history. The historical basis, however, has been fictionized for the purposes of this picture and the names of many characters, many characters themselves, the story, incidents and institutions, are fictitious. With the exception of known historical characters, whose actual names are herein used, no identification with actual persons, living or dead, is intended or should be inferred.

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Also available in a computer colorized version.

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Featured in Hollywood and the Stars: The Swashbucklers (1964)

Soundtracks
God Save the Tsar
(uncredited)
Music by Alexis Lvov
[The Russian national anthem from 1833 to 1917 played as part of the score during the charge at Balaklava]

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7/10

The usual polished and impeccable Warner Brothers production values as well as their usual disdain for history!

In the mid 1930s and well into the 40s, Warner Brothers made many fine films starring Errol Flynn that were very high on production values and fun but also of dubious historical value. While historically speaking this is not the worst of the lot (that honor goes to SANTA FE TRAIL), this film doesn't seem to have a lot to do with the Tennyson poem or the Crimean War and in fact, much of the movie is set around the same region of the world as GUNGA DIN--around Pakistan or Afghanistan. So, assuming you aren't looking for a history lesson, the film is packed full of excellent acting, sets and fast-paced fun. Part of the reason I particularly liked it was because it teamed Errol Flynn with Olivia de Havilland--a wonderful combination that began with CAPTAIN BLOOD and lasted for seven films. So, if you like this film, check out all their other films together--especially CAPTAIN BLOOD and THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD. Their chemistry was always excellent and it is further enhanced by such wonderful supporting actors as Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Donald Crisp and David Niven.