Waterloo
One incredible afternoon Napoleon met Wellington . . . at Waterloo.
Rating: 7.1 out of 10TMDB(237 votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the David di Donatello for Best Film (1971)
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Box office
Grossed $3.05M worldwide against a $25M budget
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Setting
Set in Belgium
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Music
Music by Nino Rota
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Armando Nannuzzi
Details
- Director
- Writer
- H.A.L. CraigScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 26, 1970
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $25M
- Revenue
- $3.1M
- Countries
- Italy, Soviet Union
Production
Cast
Rod SteigerNapoleon Bonaparte
Christopher PlummerArthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Orson WellesLouis XVIII
Jack HawkinsGeneral Sir Thomas Picton
Virginia McKennaDuchess of Richmond
Dan O'HerlihyMarshal Michel Ney
Rupert DaviesGordon
Philippe ForquetLa Bedoyere
Gianni GarkoDrouot
Ivo GarraniMarshal Soult
Ian OgilvyDe Lancey
Michael WildingColonel Sir William Ponsonby
Terence AlexanderLord Uxbridge
Donal DonnellyO'Connor
Oleg VidovTomlinson
Charles BorromelMulholland- Peter DaviesLord Hay
Veronica De LaurentiisMagdalene Hall
Vladimir DruzhnikovGerard
Willoughby GrayRamsey
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