Waterloo (1970 movie)

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Waterloo
(Ватерлоо)
Directed bySergei Bondarchuk
Screenplay by
Story byH. A. L. Craig
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Starring
CinematographyArmando Nannuzzi
Edited byRichard C. Meyer
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 26 October 1970 (1970-10-26)
Running time
134 / 123 min
CountriesItaly
Soviet Union
LanguageEnglish

Waterloo (Russian: Ватерлоо) is a 1970 epic war movie directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.[3][4] It is about the Battle of Waterloo.[5]

It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington with a cameo by Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France.[6]

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  4. Ebert, Roger. "Waterloo Movie Review & Film Summary (1971) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. Plunkett, Luke. "Screw CGI, This War Movie Used 15,000 Real Soldiers". Kotaku. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. "A Battle Fought Strictly for the Camera:Bondarchuk Directs Craig's 'Waterloo' Rod Steiger Portrays Ill-Fated Napoleon". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.