Waterloo
Waterloo
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Waterloo

Waterloo

1970
Drama, Action
2h 3m
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... (imdb)

Waterloo

1970
Drama, Action
2h 3m
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Rated 26 May 2007
80
68th
This film will make you very sad that in the age of special effects and computer generated armies, Waterloo is truly a thing of the past. 15,000 real infantry and 2,000 real cavalry were employed for the battle scenes. Truly epic, and highly recommended for anyone who loves Napoleon.
Rated 09 Jul 2019
70
65th
Battleporn.
Rated 08 Apr 2013
70
54th
the redeeming factors of this movie are obviously the production values and a somewhat memorable performance by rob steiger. most is, however, lost in the clumsy directing and dodgy camera work. truth is, movies like the ring trilogy and braveheart do this thing a hundred times better.
Rated 04 Aug 2024
40
26th
Bondarchuk follows his WAR AND PEACE formula, and the scale of the battle scenes is, once again, truly phenomenal, but the feeble attempt at a romantic subplot goes absolutely nowhere (perhaps it makes more sense in some longer version lying about somewhere), Steiger hams it up far too much as Napoleon, Plummer continuously acts as if he is attending a delightful summer garden party, and elements of Rota’s score are suspiciously similar to Leonard Bernstein’s “There’s a Place for Us”.
Rated 13 Mar 2023
78
66th
This is a good, underrated big budget war movie that probably deserves some more attention, but there are flaws that keep it from being great. The long dance scene in the middle that introduces a (pointless) romance that is barely covered again is the worst of them, but there's some tonal issues too, like a weird comic relief theme with a pig that feels out of place. The inner thoughts are also unnecessary and could have been regular dialogue. Good film, though. Large scale battle is great.
Rated 29 Oct 2020
91
89th
https://letterboxd.com/ladyspiggott/film/waterloo/
Rated 06 Apr 2020
85
92nd
He who saves a nation, violates no law!
Rated 18 Mar 2017
5
22nd
Has production muscle but it's dead behind its pretty eyes.
Rated 28 Jul 2012
70
82nd
Great film.
Rated 30 Sep 2011
80
71st
"I am France and France is me !"
Rated 16 Apr 2011
74
52nd
The battle scenes are remarkable and are to be appreciated far over what some geek cunt creates in his computer.
Rated 27 Nov 2010
76
44th
This looks like Welles' attempt at a lasting epic. Unfortunately it falls well short of the mark. Lavish sets, plush and impressive costumes and cinematography give this a rich feel supported by a strong cast. However, characterisation is weak, some casting is doubtful (for me Napoleon is one dimensional) and a good editor would improve things. - Overall when it comes to Waterloo Abba do it better.
Rated 13 Jul 2010
94
68th
It saddens me that this era of film has been lost to CGI and special effects. The sheer number of extras makes up for silly looking rear projection on cavalrymen actors. This film is carried on its spectacle, but what spectacle...
Rated 17 Oct 2009
60
15th
Specialist interest. The photography and composition is painterly and gorgeous, but I found the film itself to be of very little interest. // Rod Steiger reminded me so much of Anthony Hopkins - similar voice, speaking style, mouth movements, and gestures.
Rated 08 Feb 2009
96
27th
A great movie for History Buffs and battle scenes
Rated 18 Oct 2008
75
85th
Great bloody battlefield in Waterloo ! Nice war-movie. Napoleon was as mad as Hitler !
Rated 02 Aug 2008
87
74th
Good war movie. Welles's worst but undeniably good.
Rated 03 May 2007
80
68th
Rod Steiger as Napoleon and Christopher Plummer as Wellington means that this is about as good a Napoleonic Wars film as we're ever going to get

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