Waterloo (1970)

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

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.

• Released: 1970-10-26
• Genres: History, Drama, War
• Runtime: 2h 14m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 234 votes

Directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.

Top cast

• Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte
• Christopher Plummer as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
• Orson Welles as Louis XVIII
• Jack Hawkins as General Sir Thomas Picton
• Virginia McKenna as Duchess of Richmond
• Dan O'Herlihy as Marshal Michel Ney
• Rupert Davies as Gordon
• Philippe Forquet as La Bedoyere
• Gianni Garko as Drouot
• Ivo Garrani as Marshal Soult

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Waterloo

• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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