Movie
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1970-10-26
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Genres
- History, Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mosfilm, DDL Cinematografica
- Country
- Italy, Soviet Union
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Christopher Plummer as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
- Orson Welles as Louis XVIII
- Jack Hawkins as General Sir Thomas Picton
- Virginia McKenna as Duchess of Richmond
- Dan O'Herlihy as Marshal Michel Ney
- Rupert Davies as Gordon
- Philippe Forquet as La Bedoyere
- Gianni Garko as Drouot
- Ivo Garrani as Marshal Soult
- Ian Ogilvy as De Lancey
- Michael Wilding as Colonel Sir William Ponsonby
Crew
- Sergey Bondarchuk - Director
- H.A.L. Craig - Screenplay
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