Waterloo
1970 · Movie · 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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
27%
Key crew
- Sergey BondarchukDirector
- H.A.L. CraigScreenplay
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rod SteigerNapoleon Bonaparte
- Christopher PlummerArthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
- Orson WellesLouis XVIII
- Jack HawkinsGeneral Sir Thomas Picton
- Virginia McKennaDuchess of Richmond
- Dan O'HerlihyMarshal Michel Ney
- Rupert DaviesGordon
- Philippe ForquetLa Bedoyere
- Gianni GarkoDrouot
- Ivo GarraniMarshal Soult
- Ian OgilvyDe Lancey
- Michael WildingColonel Sir William Ponsonby
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Themes
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