Waterloo 1970

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 134 min

genre: historical

theme: epic

director: Sergei Bondarchuk

Score: 5 / 10

Waterloo is a 1970 epic historical war film about the Battle of Waterloo. A co-production between Italy and the Soviet Union, it is directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington with a cameo by Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France. Other stars include Jack Hawkins as General Sir Thomas Picton, Virginia McKenna as the Duchess of Richmond and Dan O'Herlihy as Marshal Ney.

Plot

In the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of Leipzig, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is forced to abdicate at the demands of his marshals in 1814. Exiled to Elba with 1,000 men, Napoleon escapes and once more rallies the French to his side. Louis XVIII of France flees, and the European powers declare war once again. In Brussels during the Duchess of Richmond's ball, the Duke of Wellington is warned of Napoleon's march into Belgium, tactically driving a wedge between the British and Prussian armies. Wellington, in consulting with his staff, elects to halt Napoleon at Waterloo.

Awards

David di Donatello for Best Film

Cast

More details

author	H.A.L. Craig Mario Soldati Sergei Bondarchuk
award	David di Donatello for Best Film
contentLocation	Belgium
director	Sergei Bondarchuk
editor	Richard C. Meyer
events	Napoleonic Wars
genre	drama historical
keywords	battle of leipzig battle of ligny battle of quatre-bras battle of waterloo blücher brussels drive duchess of richmond's ball elba european powers declare war once again even exile first time force gebhard leberecht von blücher grenadier guards guards division hougoumont hundred days imperial guard infantry square isolated kill la haye sainte ligny louis xvi louis xviii of france maitland's marshal ney michel ney napoleon bonaparte peregrine maitland picton ponsonby quatre-bras suffer tease thomas picton william ponsonby worry
musicBy	Nino Rota
producer	Dino De Laurentiis
productionCompany	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Mosfilm
publisher	Columbia Pictures Paramount Pictures
theme	epic war