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Greatest cavalry charge in film/TV history?
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Aaronology
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RotK, easily.
Came to Post this. Easily my favourite, so much emotion
Came to post this. Without a doubt the best. If you haven't seen it, Waterloo (1970) is without a doubt one of the best war movies ever made and it's pretty hard to top. Still amazing to this day. One of my absolute favorite films.
DiipuSurotu
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Excalibur (1981)
Been sitting on my Blu Ray for about a month or so. Time to watch it this weekend.
Excalibur (1981)
yanipheonu
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Lots of ROTK but that final Charge down the Hill at Helm's Deep in Two Towers is the best in my opinion.
Yeah, it's totally this. That shit is going to be impossible to top. Definitely the best cavalry charge I've seen.
MedicUnderFire
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Hardhome is just magnificent, maybe not at the scale of Battle of the Bastards but just as good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69adFkWfv9Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8BMj_i_xxE
Luckily we will have him (Miguel Sapochnik) by S8
IchigoSharingan
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no we're not
what's important to note is one of the biggest factors of suspense in that scene (where the King on horseback would clack his sword against the front line) was not originally part of the script, it was actually proposed by the actor himself during the filming of the movie.
MrOogieBoogie
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War Horse, similar ending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXLcbrD6nsQ
also funny that Tom Hiddleston and Cumberbatch are both in it
e: ah, beaten
MisterFalcon
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TheGameshark
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The ride of the rohirim is still the single greatest moment I've ever seen in a theater.
ThatStupidLion
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Braveheart had sick ass charges
Krauser Kat
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cg horses = fail.
Lawrence gets it.
Lawrence gets it.
They probably still had the props and uniforms from Bondarchuk previous Napoleonic epic, the 7-hour War and Peace from 1967:
https://youtu.be/vo7ORTwjqaU?t=3506
58:26-1:06:00 must be one of the greatest battle segments ever on film.
(Or go to 43:45 to get the whole battle)
elrechazado
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Deeeeeaaaaaath
Exactly. It's just really boring and empty.
PeskyToaster
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How do you top the charge in RotK? The music, the speech, their battle is cry is just yelling death. It all adds up.
Aeriscloud
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I love some of the ones already posted, but one of my favorites is from The Patriot.
xDUMPWEEDx
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What did he mean by this?
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The Munmy Returns when the anubis army is fighting the desert guardians in the climax
The arab leader dude has such good grunts and yells
sorry cant post link
The arab leader dude has such good grunts and yells
sorry cant post link
ctrl+f "glory"
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Screw Return of the King. This was the single most emotionally wrenching cavalry charge in cinema history.
There was no cavalry...
I'm going with Braveheart.
elrechazado
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Cavalry means a mounted charge sir.ctrl+f "glory"
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Screw Return of the King. This was the single most emotionally wrenching cavalry charge in cinema history.
a Master Ninja
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This video doesn't even do it justice. It's got weird edits which I assume are there to avoid takedowns.
Charge of the Rohirrim is amazing - nothing gave me so much goosebumps in the cinema as that scene. But, I have to give it to Ney's charge in Waterloo - thousands and thousands of extras, no CGI, mind-boggling numbers of men and horses charging and it's still barely a fraction of the real numbers involved.
Also, the charge of the Scots Greys in the film is exactly as it is in the famous painting -
Ney's doomed charge -
Also, the charge of the Scots Greys in the film is exactly as it is in the famous painting -
Ney's doomed charge -
RipperGrim
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Absolutely nothing comes close to the ride of the Rohirrim in Return of the King. Nothing.
It's still to this day my favourite memory in a cinema. The special edition made it even better though with a more focused editing.
It's still to this day my favourite memory in a cinema. The special edition made it even better though with a more focused editing.
DeaconKnowledge
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Yeah I cried.
Hyperactivity
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The Huns in Mulan are up there too.
And the Battle of Armageddon in Mortal Kombat
Damn, didn't expect to get beat out on this one
Wow that waterloo one is really impressive.
Although my personal favorite is still the RotK Rohirrim charge. Just because of the perfect imagery, music and battle speech/cry.
Off-topic;
I'm always reminded of what Dan Carlin often brings up in his Hardcore History podcasts:
Can anyone nowadays even imagine being part of such a battle?
I love his bit on Punic Nightmares where he goes: Ok, how about you round up some friends, neighbors and family members. I'll give you all some swords, spears, shields and bows. You set up on one end of the street and at the other I'll drop an Elephant with a guy on it's back and you guys go kill eachother.
It's just insane to think that for most of human history these kind of battles were common (not fighting elephants but let's say being on a receiving end of a cavalry charge).
I think most of us nowadays would be absolutely terrified if we had to partake in some massive hand-to-hand brawl where you savagely murder/mutilate anyone that comes near you.
Heck the reason that it's so haunting is that there's a tiny chance you make it through unscathed.
Although my personal favorite is still the RotK Rohirrim charge. Just because of the perfect imagery, music and battle speech/cry.
Off-topic;
I'm always reminded of what Dan Carlin often brings up in his Hardcore History podcasts:
Can anyone nowadays even imagine being part of such a battle?
I love his bit on Punic Nightmares where he goes: Ok, how about you round up some friends, neighbors and family members. I'll give you all some swords, spears, shields and bows. You set up on one end of the street and at the other I'll drop an Elephant with a guy on it's back and you guys go kill eachother.
It's just insane to think that for most of human history these kind of battles were common (not fighting elephants but let's say being on a receiving end of a cavalry charge).
I think most of us nowadays would be absolutely terrified if we had to partake in some massive hand-to-hand brawl where you savagely murder/mutilate anyone that comes near you.
Heck the reason that it's so haunting is that there's a tiny chance you make it through unscathed.
Pretty legit Calvary scene. Outnumbered. Outmuched. Not trying to win a battle, just staving off the potential mass murder of innocents at Kerak because of the actions of a bloodthirsty religious zealot
https://youtu.be/nAh78K_hqVU
https://youtu.be/nAh78K_hqVU
Only part of that movie I liked. Very powerful and great scene though. Rest of the movie was terrible and boring as shit. Also that horse is cursed and the devil.
Lawrence of Arabia
I got camels. I win.
Unbelievable scene. My pick as well, easily.
What the shit? This is INCREDIBLE.
A Tinge of Twinge
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Came to post Ney's cavalry charge from Waterloo, but nice to see that's already been shared!
I wish there are better cinematic portrayals of Murat's cavalry charge at the Battle of Eylau that aim for a more epic scale, given the context of it, but this one, from an obscure French film, Le Colonel Chabert, is fairly haunting and poetic: https://www.facebook.com/FranzPeterSchubert/videos/1875282886963/ (can't seem to find a good and full version on youtube)
I wish there are better cinematic portrayals of Murat's cavalry charge at the Battle of Eylau that aim for a more epic scale, given the context of it, but this one, from an obscure French film, Le Colonel Chabert, is fairly haunting and poetic: https://www.facebook.com/FranzPeterSchubert/videos/1875282886963/ (can't seem to find a good and full version on youtube)
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