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Waterloo

Waterloo

One incredible afternoon Napoleon met Wellington . . . at Waterloo.

19707.12h 14m

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.

Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk
Written by H.A.L. Craig, Sergey Bondarchuk, Vittorio Bonicelli
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $3.1M

Top Cast

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Napoleon Bonaparte

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Louis XVIII

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

General Sir Thomas Picton

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Duchess of Richmond

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy

Marshal Michel Ney

Rupert Davies

Rupert Davies

Gordon

Philippe Forquet

Philippe Forquet

La Bedoyere

Gianni Garko

Gianni Garko

Drouot

Ivo Garrani

Ivo Garrani

Marshal Soult

Themes & Keywords

biographynapoleon bonaparte19th centurywaterloo

About Waterloo

Waterloo is a history, drama, war film released in 1970 exploring themes of biography, napoleon bonaparte, 19th century, waterloo. Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, it stars Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles. 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.

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