Review of Waterloo (1970) by Scott R — 07 Jan 2018

Bloated. It's a shame considering the potential.

This review of Waterloo (1970) was written by Scott R on 07 Jan 2018.

Waterloo has generally received positive reviews.

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The battle scenes are well done and the costumes are outstanding. About 17, 000 extras were used in the filming…

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By Wyatt C (75) on 28 Feb 2013

I did not like the whispers where they were talking in their head. It was not adequately presented in my opinion by whispers…

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Bondarchuk is so overwhelmed by the thousands of Russian cavalry troops he's been given to play with, and by his $25 million budget, and by-his…

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