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26/10/1970 History, Drama, War 2h 14m
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One incredible afternoon Napoleon met Wellington . . . at Waterloo.

Overview

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.

  1. Sergey Bondarchuk

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rod Steiger

    Napoleon Bonaparte

  2. Christopher Plummer

    Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

  3. Orson Welles

    Louis XVIII

  4. Jack Hawkins

    General Sir Thomas Picton

  5. Virginia McKenna

    Duchess of Richmond

  6. Dan O'Herlihy

    Marshal Michel Ney

  7. Rupert Davies

    Gordon

  8. Philippe Forquet

    La Bedoyere

  9. Gianni Garko

    Drouot

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by SWITCH.
Written by SWITCH. on 2020-06-01
'Waterloo' is a film that, while technically impressive, feels emotionally distant. Bondarchuk and cinematographer Armando Nannuzzi never hide the influence of Napoleonic paintings on the visual language of the film, but that's essentially what 'Waterloo' becomes - a piece of history told at arm's length from the distance of time. As difficult as it is to emotionally engage with, 'Waterloo' is still an impressive production, all the more so as a demonstration of Sergei Bondarchuk's remarkable ability for balancing the inner world of his characters and the spiritual horror of war with the ultim...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$3,052,000.00

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