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Waterloo

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This presentation of 'Waterloo', a film by Karl Grune about the last hurrah of Napoleon, is a fascinating companion to the Abel Gance epic 'Napoleon'. 'Waterloo' presents a tale of several people involved in the final battle. Napoleon and Wellington, of course, but also the Austrian general Blutcher (who is seen as a ladies' man - his scene with a flirty Countess about halfway through the film is priceless; as are his touching scenes with his plain wife (who he imagines to be a young and nubile girl when they get romantic) and some people within his regiment. Not simply a film of war, 'Waterloo' is a story of people, of lovers, of lost opportunities.

Release Date : 1929-11-07

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Status : Released

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Cast

Charles Willy Kayser

Character Name : König Friedrich Wilhelm III.

Original Name : Charles Willy Kayser

Gender : Male

Charles Vanel

Character Name : Napoleon

Original Name : Charles Vanel

Gender : Male

Otto Gebühr

Character Name : 'Der alte Fritz' & Feldmarschall Blücher

Original Name : Otto Gebühr

Gender : Male

Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

Character Name : Blüchers Frau

Original Name : Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

Gender : Female

Friedrich Ulmer

Character Name : Gneisenau

Original Name : Friedrich Ulmer

Gender : Male

Georg Henrich

Character Name : Hardenberg

Original Name : Georg Henrich

Gender : Male

Karl Graumann

Character Name : Fürst Metternich

Original Name : Karl Graumann

Gender : Male

Humberston Wright

Character Name : Herzog Wellington

Original Name : Humberston Wright

Gender : Male

Carl de Vogt

Character Name : Marshall Ney

Original Name : Carl de Vogt

Gender : Male

Helmuth Renar

Character Name : Talleyrand

Original Name : Helmuth Renar

Gender : Male

Vera Malinovskaya

Character Name : Gräfin Tarnowska

Original Name : Vera Malinovskaya

Gender : Female

Camilla von Hollay

Character Name : Ihre Zofe

Original Name : Camilla von Hollay

Gender : Female

Oskar Marion

Character Name : Leutnant Reutlingen, Blüchers Adjutant

Original Name : Oskar Marion

Gender : Male

Betty Bird

Character Name : Rieke, seine Braut

Original Name : Betty Bird

Gender : Female

Fred Immler

Character Name : Erster Grenadier

Original Name : Fred Immler

Gender : Male

Franz Scharwenka

Character Name : Zweiter Grenadier

Original Name : Franz Scharwenka

Gender : Male

Will Dohm

Character Name : Graf Lagarde

Original Name : Will Dohm

Gender : Male

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