Waterloo

Waterloo

  • Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
  • Writer: H.A.L. Craig,Sergey Bondarchuk,Vittorio Bonicelli
  • Countries of origin: Italy, Soviet Union
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 29, 1970
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Battle of Waterloo
  • "Battle" is a biographical war film directed by Sergey Bondarchuk and starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer.
    The film tells the story of the troops commanded by the Duke of Wellington, gathered in Belgium calledThe story of the battle in the small town camp.

    Details

    • Release date October 29, 1970
    • Filming locations Uzhhorod, Ukraine
    • Production companies Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Mosfilm

    Box office

    Budget

    $25,000,000 (estimated)

    Movie reviews

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    • By Romaine 2022-11-25 11:36:51

      It turns out that Western war films had a running account model

      Under the pampering of high-quality war films in the past ten years, I am very uncomfortable with the running account model, so I am very disappointed after watching this classic film, with a poor sense of rhythm and a loose structure...
      From the abdication of Napoleon. It's also quite suitable to show the story and the heart of the protagonist, especially the several intense speeches and inner monologues of the lead actor are quite powerful, but the plot connection is not very good, after...

    • By Pink 2022-11-24 08:24:44

      Wellington and Napoleon from the Battle of Waterloo

      This movie makes me inclined to believe what Fuller said in "Western Military History": "...Before this time, except for Archduke Charles, the enemies Napoleon faced were all generals whose talents were inferior to the average. , and the situation in Wellington is the same."
           In all kinds of complicated situations, the British army held on to the end, and when reinforcements arrived, they were victorious.
            Napoleon stubbornly believed that he could control everything and that...

    • By Amparo 2022-11-13 04:32:59

      Heroes are most afraid of twilight

      From the perspective of historical facts, the Battle of Waterloo only captures fragments of the magnificent lives of great men, but Bondarchuk obviously made up his mind from the very beginning--since the whole picture cannot be swayed arbitrarily, then the winners and losers will be selected. Moment. Napoleon's sudden fortune and soaring rise is certainly a bright spot in his life, but on the big screen it is likely to turn into a monolithic grand narrative. From the perspective of looking...

    • By Franz 2022-10-03 02:38:33

      best few plays

      The Emperor's Abdication
      Wellington 's The
      Eve of the Evening War
             The soundtrack and the cuts of the camera are just right. It's a must.

             As for several famous scenes in this film, such as the French army storming the hollow square. It's really not that good. . A typical Soviet-style big scene. Huge but not detailed. To say that the performance of this film is not as good as the Roman fish scales in Spartacus. To say that the performance of the scene is not...

    • By Lewis 2022-09-29 08:37:51

      Ragnarok

      [Turn]
         Dixon (1789-1880), who joined the army in 1807, was a corporal in the Scottish Greys at the Battle of Waterloo. The following recollections were recorded by his relatives years after the battle.
         
         From JB Lippincott Co. Philadelphia, 1911, "With Napoleon at Waterloo: Some Unpublished Documents from Waterloo and the Peninsular War," edited by Mackenzie Macbride, pp. 138-148.
         
         Translator: I have tried to put SIC on some questionable places....

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    • By Electa 2023-09-24 13:20:14

      Wellington's actor is so handsome, why is Napoleon a dead fat man? In other words, I always feel that this actor must have played Churchill because of his weight. My favorite is Ney. It was a nice fight, but it always felt weird to me that Wellington...

    • By Catharine 2023-09-06 20:22:59

      The boss beat the iron teammates to take the blame. The great leader is also a superb military commander and loved by the people. Of course, he lost the war and went to the...

    • By Tressie 2023-09-05 02:11:28

      Best war movie I've seen so...

    • By Alisa 2023-08-03 05:29:51

      speak up. There are many loopholes, perhaps because of the relatively early age. The scene where the XX led the cavalry to death in the underwear is very exciting, you can see the red phalanx being washed away in the bird's-eye view...

    • By Linnea 2023-07-24 13:45:03

      In the real big scene, Western countries certainly don’t have so much money to make this, and it is estimated that only the Soviet Union can do this. Although there are some inaccuracies in historical facts, the war scene does look spectacular when looking down on it. I feel that the special feature of this movie is that Added a monologue to reflect the inner workings of the characters? Some emotional expressions feel too much, why would a soldier suddenly run out and say "We've never seen each...

    Movie plot

    At the beginning of the war, France managed to defeat the British vanguard with great difficulty   , but the strength of the French army had been weakened by more than half. As the coalition got closer to the French, the morale of the French declined and the army rioted. Before long, the French army was completely defeated, and the battle was over after only one day.
    A campaign is special because it is one of the few battles in which a...
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    Movie quotes

    • [before the battle starts, the British troops are singing a mocking song about Napoleon]

      William De Lancey: Shall I shut them up, Sir?

      Duke of Wellington: No, no, indulge it . Anything that wastes time is good. Indulge it. Normally I don't like cheering, but there's always a time to cut cards with the Devil.

    • Duke of Wellington: Bylandt's's brigade has broken. Plug the gap, if you please.

      General Sir Thomas Picton: Gordon, get your bastards up on to the crest. I'll bring up the rest of the brigade.

      Lord Gordon: Don't hurry yourself, Pic. My lads will hold them, aye, 'til you come.

      General Sir Thomas Picton: Get forward, damn your eyes!

    • Sir William Ponsonby: My Father poor fellow, was killed by the French. Never should have happened

      Lord Uxbridge: Really?

      Sir William Ponsonby: Yes, his horse got caught in a bog and the brute just gave up. Seven damn lancers had him like a tiger in a pit. Bad luck, eh, Uxbridge?

      Lord Uxbridge: Damn bad luck!