Review of Waterloo (1970) by William S — 03 Dec 2012
The battle scenes are well done and the costumes are outstanding. About 17, 000 extras were used in the filming. Rod Steiger as Napoleon seriously chews up great amounts of the scenery, but it is well worth the watch. Christopher Plummer is my idea of the Duke of Wellington. Orson Welles has a small role as King Louis XVIII but historically hits the nail on the head in the role.
Dan O'Herlihy looks the part of the red haired Marshal Ney, but doesn't really grab the role.
The editing is a little rough between the grand ball of the Duchess of Richmond and the start of the battle of Waterloo. An hour or two of film of the intermediate battles between the ball and Waterloo, Quatre Bras and Ligny are deleted.
This review of Waterloo (1970) was written by William S on 03 Dec 2012.
Waterloo has generally received positive reviews.
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