Napoleon's abduction and his exile to Elba: his dramatic escape, his reunion with his devoted troops and theiir generals. His last, desperate bid for ultimate power and glory, so narrowly defeated in the fields of Waterloo.
Waterloo is a film on an epic scale with a cast to match. Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles and Jack Hawkins all contribute fine portraits of great men against a magnificent backdrop of battle and bloodshed.
Cast: Rod Steiger .... Napoleon Bonaparte /
Christopher Plummer .... Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington /
Virginia McKenna .... Duchess of Richmond /
Jack Hawkins .... Gen. Sir Thomas Picton /
Dan O'Herlihy .... Marshal Michel Ney /
Orson Welles .... King Louis XVIII.
Runtime: UK:132 minutes
Country: Italy / Soviet Union
Language: English / Russian
Color: Color (Technicolor)
A stacked cast in an epic film.
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