Waterloo

Waterloo

1970 · 134 min · EN · 7.2 (163 votes)
Dir. Sergey Bondarchuk · Starring Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKenna, Dan O'Herlihy · Music Nino Rota

One incredible afternoon Napoleon met Wellington . . . at Waterloo.

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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 Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.

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A grand, sweeping spectacle of historical consequence. It feels like witnessing the clash of titans, a somber yet intense portrayal of ambition, strategy, and the weight of legacy on the battlefield. A truly epic cinematic event.

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