Waterloo (1971)

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Written by H.A.L. Craig

Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1971

Rating: U Certificate

Production Country: Italy/Soviet Union/UK

Filmed in Colour

A lavish, multinational affair, Waterloo contains some of the best large-scale battle scenes ever shot. Napoleon (Rod Steiger) has returned from exile to the delight of his French countrymen and has assembled an army to conquer Europe. Wellington (Christopher Plummer) leads the allied forces of the British, Austrians, Prussians and Russians to fight the French, with the two armies finally meeting in Waterloo, Belgium. The impressive cast also includes Orson Welles and Jack Hawkins.

Cast

Rod SteigerNapoleon Bonaparte
Christopher PlummerArthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington
Orson WellesKing Louis XVIII
Jack HawkinsGeneral Sir Thomas Picton
Virginia McKennaDuchess of Richmond
Dan O'HerlihyMarshal Michel Ney
Rupert DaviesLord Gordon
Philippe ForquetLe Bedoyere
Gianni GarkoGeneral Drouot
Ivo GarraniMarshal Soult
Ian OgilvyWilliam De Lancey
Michael WildingSir William Ponsonby
Sergo ZaqariadzeMarshal Gebhard Blücher

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  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites October 18th - 3:56pmcolin jacobs said...

    very innacurate but great fun nonethe less

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