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HistoryDramaWar

Waterloo

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

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.

Release Date : 1970-10-26

Language :EnglishRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : MosfilmDDL Cinematografica

Production Country : ItalySoviet Union

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rod Steiger

Character Name : Napoleon Bonaparte

Original Name : Rod Steiger

Gender : Male

Christopher Plummer

Character Name : Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Original Name : Christopher Plummer

Gender : Male

Orson Welles

Character Name : Louis XVIII

Original Name : Orson Welles

Gender : Male

Jack Hawkins

Character Name : General Sir Thomas Picton

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Virginia McKenna

Character Name : Duchess of Richmond

Original Name : Virginia McKenna

Gender : Female

Dan O'Herlihy

Character Name : Marshal Michel Ney

Original Name : Dan O'Herlihy

Gender : Male

Rupert Davies

Character Name : Gordon

Original Name : Rupert Davies

Gender : Male

Philippe Forquet

Character Name : La Bedoyere

Original Name : Philippe Forquet

Gender : Male

Gianni Garko

Character Name : Drouot

Original Name : Gianni Garko

Gender : Male

Ivo Garrani

Character Name : Marshal Soult

Original Name : Ivo Garrani

Gender : Male

Ian Ogilvy

Character Name : De Lancey

Original Name : Ian Ogilvy

Gender : Male

Michael Wilding

Character Name : Colonel Sir William Ponsonby

Original Name : Michael Wilding

Gender : Male

Terence Alexander

Character Name : Lord Uxbridge

Original Name : Terence Alexander

Gender : Male

Donal Donnelly

Character Name : O'Connor

Original Name : Donal Donnelly

Gender : Male

Oleg Vidov

Character Name : Tomlinson

Original Name : Олег Видов

Gender : Male

Charles Borromel

Character Name : Mulholland

Original Name : Charles Borromel

Gender : Male

Peter Davies

Character Name : Lord Hay

Original Name : Peter Davies

Gender : Male

Veronica De Laurentiis

Character Name : Magdalene Hall

Original Name : Veronica De Laurentiis

Gender : Female

Vladimir Druzhnikov

Character Name : Gerard

Original Name : Владимир Дружников

Gender : Male

Willoughby Gray

Character Name : Ramsey

Original Name : Willoughby Gray

Gender : Male

Roger Green

Character Name : Duncan

Original Name : Roger Green

Gender : Male

Orso Maria Guerrini

Character Name : Officer

Original Name : Orso Maria Guerrini

Gender : Male

Richard Heffer

Character Name : Mercer

Original Name : Richard Heffer

Gender : Male

Orazio Orlando

Character Name : Constant

Original Name : Orazio Orlando

Gender : Male

John Savident

Character Name : Muffling

Original Name : John Savident

Gender : Male

Jeffry Wickham

Character Name : Colborne

Original Name : Jeffry Wickham

Gender : Male

Susan Wood

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Susan Wood

Gender : Male

Gennadi Yudin

Character Name : Chactas

Original Name : Геннадий Юдин

Gender : Male

Sergo Zakariadze

Character Name : Blucher

Original Name : სერგო ზაქარიაძე

Gender : Male

Charles Millot

Character Name : Grouchy

Original Name : Charles Millot

Gender : Male

Evgeniy Samoylov

Character Name : Cambronne

Original Name : Evgeniy Samoylov

Gender : Male

Antonio Anelli

Character Name : Molien (uncredited)

Original Name : Antonio Anelli

Gender : Male

Camillo Angelini-Rota

Character Name : Dr Vitrolles (uncredited)

Original Name : Camillo Angelini-Rota

Gender : Male

Vaclovas Blėdis

Character Name : Colson (uncredited)

Original Name : Vaclovas Blėdis

Gender : Male

Armando Bottin

Character Name : Legros (uncredited)

Original Name : Armando Bottin

Gender : Male

Adrian Brine

Character Name : Capt. Normyle

Original Name : Adrian Brine

Gender : Male

Pauls Butkevics

Character Name : Officer with Wellington (uncredited)

Original Name : Pauls Butkēvičs

Gender : Male

Pietro Ceccarelli

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Pietro Ceccarelli

Gender : Male

Aldo Cecconi

Character Name : King Charles X (uncredited)

Original Name : Aldo Cecconi

Gender : Male

Vasiliy Livanov

Character Name : Percy (uncredited)

Original Name : Василий Ливанов

Gender : Male

Viktor Murganov

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Виктор Мурганов

Gender : Male

Lev Polyakov

Character Name : Kellerman (uncredited)

Original Name : Лев Поляков

Gender : Male

Irina Skobtseva

Character Name : Maria (uncredited)

Original Name : Ирина Скобцева

Gender : Female

Valentins Skulme

Character Name : Tamburo Maggione (uncredited)

Original Name : Valentins Skulme

Gender : Male

Rostislav Yankovsky

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Ростислав Янковський

Gender : Male

Igor Yasulovich

Character Name : Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Игорь Ясулович

Gender : Male

Andrey Yurenev

Character Name : Corporal (uncredited)

Original Name : Андрей Юренев

Gender : Male

Yan Yanakiyev

Character Name : Larrey (uncredited)

Original Name : Ян Янакиев

Gender : Male

Reviews

S

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

'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 ultimate expression of the epic in cinema. For those reasons alone, 'Waterloo' is certainly a film that deserves attention. Read Daniel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-waterloo-an-epic-recreation-of-the-legendary-battle

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-03

Sergei Bondarchuk ought to be commended for his really rather sterling effort at re-creating some of the one hundred days of Napoleon's campaign following his escape from exile on Elba in 1815. Rod Steiger is superbly cast and imperious as the maniacal but genius French Emperor who very nearly conquered the mainland continent of Europe, despite the comprehensive alliance lined up against him - and led, at the denouement, but his nemesis the Duke of Wellington (Christopher Plummer). Some considerable effort has gone into designing and delivering this whole spectacle of a film - from the grand palatial settings, the costumes, intricate uniforms - and the battle scenes are as authentic as I've seen since that other Napoleonic epic "Austerlitz" (1960). Steiger portrays the Emperor in a characterful and personal fashion; he is full of the megalomaniac but also the portrayal indicates a little more of what made the great man tick (or not). Having read somewhat more about Wellington (I'm a Brit), I was somewhat disappointed by the slightly smug - almost foppish - portrayal of the "Grand Old" Duke by Plummer. He looked the part, but somehow his efforts were always outshone onscreen - by the fleeting appearances of Jack Hawkins, the glamorous Virginia McKenna - even by a squealing piglet. That said, though - this is a film about a battle and the action scenes are superb. They look and sound genuine engendering no end of sympathy for the soldiers who served as little more than cannon/bullet/bayonet fodder as they marched around (and fell) in the mud. The narrative is quite tight; we don't get distracted by too many romantic interludes or other daft diversions, and once it gets up steam it is an effective depiction of a pretty gruesome conflagration that history (for the winners, at any rate) has successfully sanitised. Bit long, we could do with less of the preamble, but once it gets going it presents a convincing effort from Steiger and is well worth watching as an example of large scale epic cinema before the computer took over the role of the extras, the sets, the story....