Waterloo (1970)
Directed by Sergei
Bondarchuk this historic epic stars Rod Steiger and Christopher
Plummer. Following his escape from exile Napoleon launches one last
gamble to defeat his enemies.
Thanks to being made
in the Soviet Union this film has a cast of thousands which really
helps bring an epic quality to the film and give a real sense of
scale to the battle. Inevitably there are some historical errors but
these tend to be on the side of detail rather than being deal
breakers. There is the occasional long shot which suffers from poor
quality but otherwise this is an excellent retelling of the last
grand battle of the Napoleonic wars and is certainly a sight to
behold.
4/5
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