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Waterloo
“One incredible afternoon Napoleon met Wellington . . . at Waterloo.”
7.1 / 10• 1970• 2h 14m•NR• English
HistoryDramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Rod Steiger
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lead
Christopher Plummer
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Orson Welles
Louis XVIII
Jack Hawkins
General Sir Thomas Picton
Virginia McKenna
Duchess of Richmond
Dan O'Herlihy
Marshal Michel Ney
Rupert Davies
Gordon
Philippe Forquet
La Bedoyere
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergei Bondarchuk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Waterloo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
