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Waterloo
Sergei Bondarchuk
(1970)
128min
U Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tom Hutchinson
Rod Steiger gives a magnificent performance as Napoleon - all hot rages and cool calculation - as he heads for his destiny in Belgium in this epic history lesson from Ukrainian director Sergei Bondarchuk. Steiger even manages to upstage the thousands of Soviet soldiers recruited as extras for the battle scenes, yet he's nearly outshone by Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington, whose arrogance shows his contempt for lower-class cannon-fodder. Bondarchuk filmed in Italy and the Ukraine, and the result is a mightily credible reconstruction of events that changed the course of history. It's the two major performances, though, that lift it out of the textbooks and give it humanity.
Summary
Napoleon returns from exile on Elba and regains control of the French army in a bid to reclaim his empire and depose the king. Meanwhile, the Duke of Wellington marshals the allied forces for the fateful battle to come and the day that will change the course of history. Drama, with Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Dan O'Herlihy, Michael Wilding and Virginia McKenna.
Cast & Crew
Napoleon Bonaparte
Rod Steiger
Duke of Wellington
Christopher Plummer
Louis XVIII
Orson Welles
General Thomas Picton
Jack Hawkins
Duchess of Richmond
Virginia McKenna
Marshal Michel Ney
Dan O'Herlihy
Lord Gordon
Rupert Davies
Marshal Soult
Ivo Garrani
General Drouot
Gianni Garko
Sir William Ponsonby
Michael Wilding
Private O'Connor
Donal Donnelly
Lord Uxbridge
Terence Alexander
De Lancey
Ian Ogilvy
Tomlinson
Oleg Vidov
Director
Sergei Bondarchuk
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Available on:
video and DVD
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