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Waterloo (1970) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( DTS 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
133 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1970 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Soviet Union ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Sergei Bondarchuk

Written By:
H.A.L. Craig
Sergei Bondarchuk

Actors:
Rod Steiger ..... Napoleon Bonaparte
Christopher Plummer ..... Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Orson Welles ..... Louis XVIII
Jack Hawkins ..... Gen. Sir Thomas Picton
Virginia McKenna ..... Duchess of Richmond
Dan O'Herlihy ..... Marshal Michel Ney
Rupert Davies ..... Gordon
Philippe Forquet ..... La Bedoyere
Gianni Garko ..... Drouot
Ivo Garrani ..... Soult
Ian Ogilvy ..... De Lancey
Michael Wilding ..... Ponsonby
Sergo Zaqariadze ..... Blucher (as Serghej Zakhariadze)
Terence Alexander ..... Uxbridge
Andrea Checchi ..... Sauret
Donal Donnelly ..... O'Connor (as Donald Donnelly)
Charles Millot ..... Grouchy
Yevgeni Samojlov ..... Cambronne (as Eughenj Samoilov)
Oleg Vidov ..... Tomlinson
Charles Borromel ..... Mulholland
Peter Davies ..... Lord Hay
Veronica De Laurentiis ..... Magdalene Hall
Vladimir Druzhnikov ..... Gerard (as Vladimir Drujnikov)
Willoughby Gray ..... Ramsey
Roger Green ..... Duncan
Orso Maria Guerrini ..... Officer
Richard Heffer ..... Mercer
Orazio Orlando ..... Constant
John Savident ..... Muffling
Jeffrey Wickham ..... Colborne (as Jeffry Wickham)
Susan Wood ..... Sarah
Gennadi Yudin ..... Chactas (as Ghennady Yudin)
Isabella Albonico ..... Lady Webster (uncredited)
Guglielmo Ambrosi ..... 1st Sergeant (uncredited)
Antonio Anelli ..... Molien (uncredited)
Camillo Angelini-Rota ..... Dr Vitrolles (uncredited)
Rino Bellini ..... Coulincourt (uncredited)
Vaclovas Bledis ..... Colson (uncredited)
Armando Bottin ..... Legros (uncredited)
Adrian Brine ..... Capt. Normyle (uncredited)
Vladimir Butenko ..... Lancer with Napoleonic Hat (uncredited)
Paul Butkevich ..... Officer with Wellington (uncredited)
Lanfranco Ceccarelli ..... Rumigus (uncredited)
Pietro Ceccarelli ..... Man (uncredited)
Aldo Cecconi ..... King Charles X (uncredited)
Massimo Della Torre ..... Cambaceres (uncredited)
Andrea Dosne ..... Lady of the Court (uncredited)
Allan Elledge ..... 3rd Sergeant (uncredited)
Andrea Esterhazy ..... Duke of Richmond (uncredited)
Félix Eynas ..... Patsy (uncredited)
Franco Fantasia ..... Delessart (uncredited)
Guidarino Guidi ..... Fat Man (uncredited)
Valeri Guryev ..... Fainting Soldier (uncredited)
Fred Jackson ..... Prince of Brunswick (uncredited)
Valentin Koval ..... MacMahon (uncredited)
Vladimir Levchenko ..... Drummer (uncredited)
Vasili Livanov ..... Percy (uncredited)
Rodolfo Lodi ..... Joseph Fouche (uncredited)
Jean Louis ..... Oudinot (uncredited)
Karl Lyepinsk ..... Gen. August Gneisenau (uncredited)
Oleg Mikhajlov ..... (uncredited)
Ivan Milanov ..... Soldier with Ney (uncredited)
Boris Molchanov ..... Gen. Bertrand (uncredited)
Viktor Murganov ..... Somerset (uncredited)
Aleksandr Parkhomenko ..... Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Filippo Perego ..... Saint-Cyr (uncredited)
Vasili Plaksin ..... Maitland (uncredited)
Lev Polyakov ..... Kellerman (uncredited)
Giuliano Raffaelli ..... McDonald (uncredited)
Georgi Rybakov ..... Taylor (uncredited)

Synopsis:

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napoleon's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but has never faced Napoleon. Wellington stands between Napoleon with a makeshift Anglo-Allied army and the Prussians. A Napoleon victory will plunge Europe back into a long term war. An allied victory could bring long term peace to Europe. The two meet at Waterloo where the fate of Europe will be decided.

This lavishly costumed historical epic had an estimated $100 million price tag. Spectacularly photographed battle action contrasts with often plodding individual scenes that bog down the plot. Fearing his growing power, European monarchs force Napoleon Bonaparte (Rod Steiger) to abdicate as Emperor and retire to Elba, and the French are concerned they will be outnumbered by a force of combined armies from many countries in Europe. Napoleon no sooner says goodbye to his loyalist troops than he begins to rally his men and prepare for another takeover. King Louis XVIII (Orson Welles) sends Marshal Michel Ney (Dan O'Herlihy) and his men to counter Bonaparte, but upon seeing his old commander (and ally), Ney thrusts his sword to the ground and takes up arms with the deposed emperor. They all return to Paris by popular demand, defying the orders of Louis (who flees from the palace) and running the monarchy tout seul. Soon England, Austria, Prussia and Russia unite to try and stop the dictator. Wellington (Christopher Plummer) readies his troops near Waterloo, refuses to retreat anymore, and waits for Prussian Marshall Blucher (Sergei Zakhariadze) and his army to join up with the British as the only hope to stop the French juggernaut. Jack Hawkins and Michael Wilding portray key military commanders Picton and Ponosby, respectively. Napoleon and his troops cut into the Prussian and British forces dramatically, weakening their power, but three problems arise. First, Ney refuses to lead his segment of the troops onward; and second, Bonaparte's men are plagued by the wet weather, which causes the cannon brigade to become immobilized in mud (when Wellington strategically gives Bonaparte's troops the lower ground) rendering it ineffective until late in the day. And even more calamitously, Bonaparte - growing increasingly ill -- insists on leading his men from the rear, which causes the information to become outdated as soon as it gets to him. The Russian version of this film was nearly four hours long, while western audiences saw an edited version slightly over two hours long. Unfortunately, Waterloo bombed at the box office.

Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.

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