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Rod steiger, christopher plummer, orson welles and jack hawkins all contribute brilliant performances of great men against a magnificent backdrop of battle and bloodshed. Christopher plummer is superb as the aristocratic duke of wellington even looks a bit like him and rod steiger s napoleon is excellent. Waterloo dvd 1970 by rod steiger christopher plummer. Waterloo 1970 sergey bondarchuk, rod steiger, christopher plummer, orson welles, action, drama, history, war april 10, 2016 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 napoleans best generals in spain and portugal, but has never faced napoleon. Fearing his growing power, european monarchs force napoleon bonaparte rod steiger to abdicate as emperor and retire to elba, and the. Waterloo 1970 full movie on youtube the latarnia forums. I thought the director and producer did a lot to show off the dipolar aspects of the drama. Rod steiger, christopher plummer, orson welles, jack hawkins facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror napoleon bonaparte and his army confront the british at the battle of waterloo.
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Nov 18, 2014 during the first parts of waterloo, when napoleon is much in view, i thought that no director, not even bondarchuk, merited steiger s performance. Rod steiger, onset of the film waterloo, 1970 stock photo. Stevens is forced to go after the real villains himself, and he finds himself up against one of the citys most notorious mafia kingpins. The battle scenes are incredible, considering the film was made before the arrival of cgi in film making. Rod steiger, christopher plummer, orson welles director. Waterloo full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Seen from the front, he turns out to be a blearyeyed rod steiger hung up on the role and even, possibly, hung over. Fearing his growing power, european monarchs force napoleon bonaparte rod steiger to. The battle that changed the face of the world 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. Fearing his growing power, european monarchs force napoleon bonaparte rod steiger to abdicate as. Give them the gift of choice with a waterloo rods gift card. However, he escapes to be reunited with his generals and troops, and. This historical drama, follows the exile of napoleon bonaparte rod steiger and his struggle to regain the french throne, culminating in his defeat at waterloo in 1815.
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