Waterloo 1970

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 134 min

genre: historical

theme: epic

director: Sergei Bondarchuk

Score: 6 / 10

Waterloo (langx) is a 1970 English-language epic historical drama film about the Battle of Waterloo, the decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars. A co-production between Italy and the Soviet Union, it was 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. Other stars include Jack Hawkins as General Sir Thomas Picton, Virginia McKenna as the Duchess of Richmond, Dan O'Herlihy as Marshal Ney, and Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France. The film is centered not just on the Battle of Waterloo, but also on the days that led to the campaign known as the Hundred Days.

Plot

In the aftermath of the 1814 campaign, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is forced to abdicate at the demand of his marshals. Exiled to Elba with 1,000 men, Napoleon escapes after a year and once more rallies the French to his side. King Louis XVIII 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	1814 campaign 1st foot guards battle of ligny battle of quatre-bras battle of waterloo blücher brussels campaign in north-east france drive duchess of richmond's ball elba european powers declare war once again even exile first time force gebhard leberecht von blücher grenadier guards hougoumont hundred days imperial guard infantry square isolated kill la haye sainte ligny louis xvi louis xviii maitland's marshal marshal of the empire michel ney napoleon bonaparte ney 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 Euro International Films Mosfilm Paramount Pictures
theme	epic war