WATERLOO (1970)

SERGEI BONDARCHUK

Classics Drama War 10th - 19th Centuries Empire Biopic True Stories Historical Recommended

Cast

ROD STEIGER CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER ORSON WELLES JACK HAWKINS VIRGINIA MCKENNA

Plot

Visually stunning biopic of Napoleon tracing his rise to power after exile in Elba and culminating in defeat by Wellington at Waterloo, and taking in along the way the consequences of the ravages of war on the common people. Aesthetically and technically impressive, though historically debatable.