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Waterloo

Waterloo

Film · 1970

Original languageEnglish

Runtime

GenreHistoryDramaWar

Set in1814,1815
Letterboxd average
3.7 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0068Last checked

Directed bySergey Bondarchuk
156 years
between the events and the release
1814 → 1970

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Event

The culmination of Napoleon's Hundred Days Campaign to restore himself to power over the French Empire and resoundingly defeat the forces of the Seventh Coalition. Facing off initially against British forces under the command of Arthur Wellesley, Napoleon's army ultimately failed to defeat the British before Prussian reinforcements under the command of Gebhard von Blücher arrived to firmly turn the tide of battle in the coalition's favor.

filed under 1815

Runs throughNapoleonic Wars2French Revolution

On Screen, and on the Record

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon at the Great St. Bernard - Jacques-Louis David - Google Cultural InstituteOn the recordJacques-Louis DavidPublic domainSource
Napoleon confronting his army during the Hundred DaysOn screenImage via TMDB

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Production Information

Written by
H.A.L. Craig
Cinematography
Armando Nannuzzi
Production design
Mario GarbugliaSaid Menyalshchikov
Costume design
Maria De MatteisUgo Pericoli
Music by
Nino Rota
Production countries
ItalySoviet Union
Budget
$25 million
Box office
$3.1 million

Credits, budget, box office and production countries from TMDB.

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