WATERLOO - 1970 - FAN CUT in Full HD

Read the background to this magnificent movie in WATERLOO-MAKING AN EPIC by Simon Lewis. Available on Amazon in print and E-Book.
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This full HD version is taken from a PAL TV transmission and therefore runs slightly faster. Using stills and exerts from the script to indicate four short scenes that never made the final cut of the film.
Some notes
Scene 1. The battle of Ligny. Looking at the script, the french army marching past the windmill used later in the film, looks like it was meant to be used as the battle of Ligny. Blucher is on the march! The Prussian cavalry charge used later in the film was almost certainly meant to be used earlier. In the film the images are ‘flopped’ so the charge goes from left to right, to maintain screen direction. In the battle scenes the french generally attack right to left and the allies left to right. This is good film direction. The scenes were almost certainly moved later to beef up the Prussians arriving at the end of the battle. In the Fan cut the ‘corrected’ charge then goes to a still of Blucher unhorsed. This explains why he is wounded a few scenes later.
Scene. 2. Wellington and Mercer discuss why his guns are aimed at a hollow in the ground. This explains why the french horses appear to fall over a crevasse in the next scene.
Scene. 3. In the script a messenger rides to tell Napoleon that the farm house has fallen, then promptly dies. These pictures appear to be that scene. Certainly Napoleon looks very similar in the next scene.
Scene 4. Wellington and Blucher meet. Cutting this scene into the film it was very obvious why it was cut. The triumphalism seems at odds with the sombre mood created in the finished scene. That said it does payoff the narrative of Napoleon nemesis.

[@FaroushJinal]

Here after Napoleon 2023. I needed to remember what greatness looks like.

[@abrahamoyevaar2226]

"if I die it will be in the field , with my men!" Amazing .

[@danielmp2085]

Same

[@midnitesnac]

That ending battle was atrocious, I had to come back to this masterpiece to cleanse my brain.

[@organism7002]

same. not enough time spent on the battles, too much time spent on unnecessary sex scenes.

[@RedmilesShark]

I just saw the movie. Amen mate. The fact Hougomont and the woods missed entirely pained me to bits. It was just any field anywhere.

[@zonesquestiloveunderworld]

I simply cannot fathom why this film was so unpopular are critically reviled. It's the most ridiculously epic thing EVER filmed, EVER! It's an absolute bloody masterpiece! I can't believe 1970 audiences couldn't appreciate it, when films like Ben Hur, Doctor Zhivago, Zulu etc were so popular.

[@rhysnichols8608]

If there’s one thing I despise, it’s ingratitude

[@brotherhao4225]

Politics that's why, all because it was directed by a soviet man and not a western man.

[@DBEdwards]

Powerful motion picture this. Great cast. There is huge production. Maybe this historical epic didn't succeed in the box office because, perhaps, the public demanded a more romantic rendering, like, as you mention Dr. Zhivago. This is a war film and a strategic one at that. I wrote a paper on the battle in high school. I love it. But it might be over the heads (ie., too serious) for most the audience that viewed it in 1970.

[@ThePierre58]

1970 was not a popular year for war movies. It is a masterpiece.

[@thomasmain5986]

I saw it on release, loved the movie, saw it in widescreen panorama at Leicester Square truly a epic movie. It was not a anti war movie unapologetically, even though it had the bizarre scene where you had a Irish soldier asking the question "Why do we do this to each other" walking out of a square to get himself killed. Anti War movies like a Apocalypse Now were all the rage. I suspect only the critic's view's remain no one asked the audience.

[@Kpob03]

RIP “Duke of Wellington” actor Christopher Plummer who died today

[@thatanoynomousdude8082]

He lived a good life ;( 😭😭

[@ellicenciadonacoquesecomel3381]

RIP gg ez game

[@kimmoreels7950]

amen

[@wilhelmwilliam6622]

😭😭

[@tylersweetman3315]

😢

[@fraumahler5934]

This film is an undoubted masterpiece. Not even Ridley Scott can surpass this brilliance

[@imreallynoob8311]

Surpass??? That....Thing, didnt even came close

[@pancakemacbuttery9142]

Ridley Scott stayed the lowest of the lowest of films 😭😭

[@Highlinerlocal66]

Qà

[@derrickstorm6976]

Scott didn't even try 😂

[@tonyk.9212]

All shot as seen and not one bit of CGI... A true masterpiece!...

[@XiBMCiX]

Tony k. Movies had CGI in the 70s?

[@jackhakken]

@@XiBMCiX no.

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

@@XiBMCiX This is a joke I hope?

[@connorbranscombe6819]

@@Warrior_of_Sparta Well to be fair CGI was being used in the late 80s and early 90s.

[@TheCasualGerman]

@@XiBMCiX Yeah maybe but not in the Soviet Union

[@russellgrenning1317]

Nearly 17,000 soldiers of the then Soviet Army appeared including a full brigade of 2,000 cavalry and major works were untaken by Soviet engineers and labourers to prepare the battle ground - the movie was filmed in the Ukraine, then part of the USSR. Despite the massive assistance at cost prices by the USSR including the bulldozing to two hills, the planting of 5,000 trees as well as crops of barley and rye as well as wildflowers and the installation of six miles of underground piping to facilitate the creation of mud, the movie was not a major box office success. It was joked at the time that the director was in charge of the seventh largest army in the world.

[@rext8949]

Perhaps the audience were not aware of these grand infrastructural details . The success of an enterprise is unfortunately not related to the intelligence of the people - today's popcorn blockbusters are evidence of that trend .

[@delboytrotter8806]

Oh what a lovely war!

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

wow great true story ......thank you

[@prashantd6252]

Maybe also because this movie has its bias. It's not historically accurate on many parts. It might have been a reason.

[@decimated550]

del trotts yes the pretty uniforms even for the lowest ranking man

[@alangardner8596]

At the end of the battle Wellington rode to congratulate Blucher and then rode back through the remains of the battlefield. He had arranged supper with 20 of his senior officers that evening 2 miles from the battle. All he found there was a Spanish officer who was his friend and had taken no part in the battle. All 20 of Wellington's senior officers were now either dead or wounded and he ate his supper in silence with the Spanish officer. After the meal Wellington broke down in a flood of tears. He would never talk about the battle unless he was forced to and was known for suddenly breaking down into tears for no apparent reason.

[@marcelbork92]

That's a nice anecdote. But apparanetly, the British as a whole, nor Wellington in particular didn't learn the lesson. Even up to this day they are so fond of war like nothing else. They lust for war even more than for money. If they can obfuscate their failures with it.

[@hallamhal]

He literally held a banquet every year on the anniversary of the battle

[@triton8583]

@@marcelbork92 well that's a rather broadsweeping presumption on the character of a nation based on the voices of a loud minority. Every nation has a chorus of jingoistic warmongering hawks and the British are no different. This however, does not mean that the British on the whole long for war. The only calls I've heard for a war is to get boots on the ground to protect a nation being invaded by a genocidal hostile power that has been a looming threat to Britian for over a hundred years and has time and time again gone out of its way to bully and harass the nations of the free world to get its way.

[@arthurwellesley1815]

​@@marcelbork92 No, that is the most ridiculous statement ive ever read.

[@michellekinder3051]

@Marcel Bork yeah right and Napoleon wasn't so egotistical that it is estimated that between 3 to 6.5 million soldiers and civilians were killed by his lust for power. If he could have, he would have fought on. I mean the other countries of Europe, from Spain, Germany, Prussia, and Russia and others wanted him gone. So England wanted to also kick him out as well. The countries of Europe were trying to get rid of him. Not only England. But you hate the English so much that you could care less about facts.

[@Robert-yk8tx]

“We are getting low on budget, im afraid you will have to use less figurants” Dino de laurentiis: I WILL NOT! NOT! NOOOOOOOT!!!

[@mohammadjahangiralam9294]

This movie is a Soviet-Italian film

[@PP1969GR]

loll

[@josmo1363]

1:32:20 "STOP THAT USELESS NOISE.....you'll hurt yourself" Love the embarrassed smile he gives the bugler 😂

[@engineershow765]

Tanos you son of Napoleon 😄

[@WQuantrill]

The fact that this movie was panned when it was released is the best argument for simply ignoring movie critics. The cinematography and visuals are spectacular, the sounds are epic, the performances are brilliant. This is one of the best historical films ever made.

[@Eric-ot7en]

@WQuantrill I enjoyed the movie very much. First time I actually saw it,but I just don't see it as masterpiece.Six out of ten,which ain't bad

[@WQuantrill]

@@Eric-ot7en I have to disagree, I can’t find a single flaw with this movie even accounting for my bias towards any 1800s period piece.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

The movie critics were onto something as this movie bombed spectacularly. The box office was so low, it perhaps made 1/26th of the film's budget.

[@JMoruzzi]

You'd have to ignore your fellow cinema goers too, because this film bombed massively. Cast-of-thousands historical spectaculars were falling out of fashion. This was the era of Easy Rider, The Graduate and Love Story. In the same year Patton did extremely well, but that was about events within living memory, and had a fashionably cynical edge.

[@peterwhelan9157]

Not to mention the cast of thousands of extras, horses, and canon! It must have been a logistical nightmare to organise. Great film all the same.

[@noahsmith7732]

RIP Christopher Plummer. You will always be my Duke of Wellington.

[@robertboyle2573]

Same.

[@thatanoynomousdude8082]

sad he died a few days ago :(

[@Highice007]

Such a magnificent actor, I wish he had been interviewed on this movie.

[@joanduran5394]

:(

[@kimmoreels7950]

amen

[@Jedstop]

So much better than Napoleon.

[@sicfaciuntomnes5604]

The director was from the USSR, the lead Actor was from the USA, others were Canadian, British, Irish, Italian etc... Cast and crew came from all over the world, not to mention that most of the soldiers were actual Soviet military! without even realising it i bet, these men and women proved that if we put politics aside for a while then human beings are capable of creating the most wonderful things if we work together...

[@user-nh8rw9ek9g]

Thanks for these informations

[@noifurze6397]

I can never imagine seeing a film on this scale and accuracy every again fantastic

[@sdsd2e2321]

But they were all white - so it works. Your message seems to imply that all humans can work together, when everything shows the opposite

[@user-nh8rw9ek9g]

@@sdsd2e2321 u should be born in Middle ages

[@sdsd2e2321]

@@user-nh8rw9ek9g I wish.

[@DM-nz4fs]

"I WILL NOT! I WILL NOT!! I WILL NOT!!!!!" That bit gets me every time. Historically accurate too, Napoleon actually screeched this as his generals begged him to abdicate.

[@craigels2143]

That scene is strikingly similar to the "bunker rant" of downfall

[@DM-nz4fs]

@@craigels2143 I'd say it happens within most downfall situations when tyrants fall. Things become rather intense.

[@afisto6647]

@Wyatt Earp You got a point here.

[@cripplehawk]

Before there was *"DAS WAR EIN BEFEHL!"* There was *"JE NE VAIS PAS LE FAIRE! JE NE VAIS PAS LE FAIRE! JE NE VAIS PAS LE FAIRE!"* As a great man (Who had a thing for Flannel shirts) once said "Again it's like poetry so that they rhymes...."

[@leonrothier6638]

D M Wouldn’t really call Napoleon a tyrant, considering that he was loved by the entire population and military. He didn’t even have to use any brainwashing tactics to gain that support either.

[@ClassicRockLivesOn]

I'm sorry, Phoenix is a great actor, but THIS is my Napoleon!

[@faded_ink3545]

1:54:39 Best line of the film: “I’ve been in this position before at the battle of Marango - I lost the battle at five o’clock, BUT I WON IT BACK AGAIN AT SEVEN!”

[@declanjones8888]

Fucking love that line

[@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints]

Wellington (Wellesley) told Uxbridge " You'll be surprised to know I've seen this piece of field before, and I've had it in my pocket for just such ever since." Or something to that effect, I found that line quite awesome.

[@QuincyVollstandig]

@@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints I think Wellington said that to Picton not umbridge when Picton questions Wellington the grounds that he choose to make a stand

[@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints]

@@QuincyVollstandig it was, I thought it was Oxbridge though. Idk so damned epic I have to watch again. I was riveted!!

[@Office_De_Receiver_Complaints]

@@QuincyVollstandig Well I'm no student of Caesar... 😂

[@Priyo866]

This movie and Rod Steiger's acting were absolute masterpiece. They still haven't managed to make a Napoleonic movie to top this one.

[@anthonyevans1233]

Napoleon abdicated in peace in 1815, while Hitler shot himself in Berlin 1945..

[@RyanTheHero3]

Anthony Evans Thats because Hitler would’ve been hanged for his crimes and not exiled.

[@RyanTheHero3]

Paul Was he planning to use 300,000 Red Army soldiers too?

[@captfeeny]

@Paul I oftentimes lament the fact we never got Kubrick's "Napoleon". Seeing how "Barry Lyndon" is my personal favorite film, however, I guess it's a consolation. I also am an avid fan of Napoleon and his accomplishments, and considering the immense amount of preparation Kubrick put into this, I imagine my existence is a modicum less fulfilling without his having adapted the man's life to film.

[@leonrothier6638]

@@captfeeny True. I believe that film also used the Irish army as extras.

[@lucasgutierrez8182]

This movie is 50 years old, amazing how time passes

[@amblincork]

I am 63- bloody hell..how did that happen ?

[@amblincork]

@Under the Surface and how some are dicks

[@theagilespitfire3141]

Imagine if this is in 4K and remastered at the same time.

[@ZoolGatekeeper]

This has the feel of a Stanley Kubrick film… The Napoleon film he wanted to make. Depicting a strategic mastermind that eventually made human mistakes… But 'Waterloo' bombed and Kubrick was forced to move on. Still eager to see what he had planned.

[@addicktedtocharlton1167]

@ila1964 was that one of the nice Art Deco Odeons? We had beautiful ones at Lewisham and Deptford, sadly left to rot until unsafe so they could be knocked down despite being listed.

[@jkelsey555]

The casting for Marshal Ney is amazing, google a portrait of the guy, they are IDENTICAL. When he was facing execution after the war, Ney's lawyers almost successfully argued he could not be traitor, as annexations after the war had retroactively made him Prussian instead of French. His response ended that argument: ""Je suis Français et je resterai Français!" I am French and will remain French! He gave the order to his own firing squad days later

[@peterwebb8732]

No-one has ever seriously questioned Ney’s courage. His inconsistency and impulsiveness are another matter. It’s one of Napoleon’s failings that he did not adequately supervise the red-headed Marshal.

[@cmatheus98]

Le brave des braves

[@KriegFlagMaker]

Ney had balls of steel man.

[@pietervonck3264]

@@peterwebb8732 that and making soult chief of staff. Soult was many things, but not a desk officer. Same with grouchy, a Petty egotistical fool with low self esteem. His failure the pursuit of blucher, is one of the reasons Napoleon lost the battle of Waterloo, that and the hesitation of ney, when confronted with 2000 dutch and belgian soldiers and 20 cannons under command of general van de merlen(he was promoted to general by Napoleon himself before his abdication)

[@maxomat4319]

@@KriegFlagMaker he should have died at Waterloo.

[@Sean12248]

Marshals: "There are no more men to mobilize." Boneparte: "Steiner's attack will save us all!"

[@tomjohnson6810]

I think the same lines were used in one of the Hitler's bunker scenes in ''Downfall''.

[@menow1893]

Marshals: "You must abdicate" Emperor: "Nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, 10 hour nein"

[@stormship1647]

Lol!

[@mrbeast85]

I love that opening shot of Ney and Napoleon's Marshals arriving at Fontainebleau, the sound of their riding boots on the marble floors echoing through the halls. Good stuff.

[@Roheryn100]

mrbeast85 I fell in love with the movie with the opening shot.....

[@lesterpaul9657]

I rember it as I saw this movie for the first time on the biggest screen in Berlin. The stereo effect was amazing, the click clacks of the boots panning from the right to the middle.

[@annescholey6546]

Confidence in Boney was at an all time high as France sharpened her claws in the corner against bolstered allies like a cornered cat.

[@frederickthegreat4801]

time stamp?

[@Roheryn100]

Emperor Napoleon The opening shot...

[@andrewdale3695]

I saw this at the cinema on its original release, I was 8 years old. My father took me, he wasn't the sort of man to waste a Saturday afternoon on a children's film.It was in one of those huge old ABC cinemas. For some reason we were in the front row, about 6 feet from the screen, looking almost straight up. I've never been so terrified before or since. I'm sure I had shell shock by the end of it. 50 years later, this is the first time I've seen it since.

[@rext8949]

Some memories die hard.

[@massonman9099]

Andrew Dale, you have ptsd from a film. LOL

[@faded_ink3545]

Hope you enjoyed it - it’s as great now as it was then.

[@Sturminfantrist]

Shell shock hmm i hope you are not traumatised anymore, i remember Travnik in central Bosnia 92 a 120mm Mortar round hitting a Water Channel around 30-50 Meters right of me , luckly the scrapnells hit the Channel walls, was the same feeling like driving with 210 km/h over the Autobahn and avoiding a collision only by secounds plus a Tinnitus for the whole fu... night, it makes you extreme happy you feel that you are living like never before, high Adrenalin is pure fun.

[@mjstow]

I was nine years old. My father took the family to the Odeon, Bury St Edmunds. The opening shot of the walking boots amazed me!.... I'd never seen a film start in that way. Anyway, the Odeon was a magnificent building; it amazed me as much as the film. It was Art Deco and irreplaceable, so obviously they tore it down. I saw it being demolished in my late teens; I could have cried.

[@brianahern3636]

Christ, I've rarely seen a film with such sublime cinematography; and how the hell did they film those immense battles scenes ? Incredible accomplishment.

[@vulgarisopinio]

That was possible after the War and Peace movie by the same director

[@acegamergoldie1008]

@@vulgarisopinio do you know where to find that film online?

[@vulgarisopinio]

@@acegamergoldie1008 I don’t think it is available - there are 4 parts, almost 8 hours. Great cinematography. Definitely a masterpiece worth watching.

[@nostro1940]

They used the Russian army

[@thomasdillon6001]

@@acegamergoldie1008 You should be able to get it from Criterion Collection, I think they do a free trial. It's a fantastic film, and the battle sequences are so immense as to make even Waterloo look minimalist! I would recommend watching over two days though, as reading subtitles for 8 hours is pretty exhausting.

[@ducomaritiem7160]

As a former horseman and reenactor (14th cuirasier Dutch in French service) I find this movie fascinating. A friend of mine was there during recordin of the movie as a horse groom to take care of the massive amount of horses. After some days into the shooting of the cavalry charges he was promoted to French lancer, because so many of the riders were injured.

[@ymustitho6343]

You're hired!

[@MrHvleeuwen]

Can you ask your friend if they used extra's hidden from the camera, tripping the horses with ropes. I remember watching this film a few years ago, thought it was amazing. But I also remember just wondering or being somewhat curious as to how they made it look like the horses were falling from a gallop, didn't think much of it though. Told my friends to watch the movie, the history studies guy told me what I said at the start of this message, adding that "people just were more cruel/didn't give much for animal rights in that time period yet". Whilst also being totally believable, I've actually told people this story as I thought it was so... interesting? But thinking about it now it DOES sound like a prime urban legends kind of thing, think Marilyn Manson and his 'removed ribs' (I picked up on this urban myth being 9 years old in 5/6th grade in primary school in the Netherlands I have no fucking idea how these things spread before popular internet lol). So yeah I wrote a whole book here by now apparently, but basically ask your friend 'how did they make it look like the horses got shot down under the actors". Thank you for making my day in the future as I have faith you will deliver. yep.

[@albert3671]

thank you for your seirvice

[@mikeoz4803]

Napoleon blew the best chance Europe ever had of keeping peace & unity by attacking Russia. He ended slavery & serfdom. Gave the peasants land. Opened schools & gave poor ppl the chance to be educated. Overhauled the legal system to give poor people a chance to be heard & given some justice. But he chose endless wars instead!

[@YiannissB.]

Wellington: "You know the penalty of plundering sir?" Soldier: "oh, ah... Stoppage of Gin sir?" Wellington: "Damn you sir, it's death!" I really liked that scene!

[@RK-gv7rc]

ahhaha the first thing i want to comment on and you beat me to it +1 good sir

[@genericbot7379]

What i absolutely liked was the scene that came after it. "This fella knows how to defend a helpless position, raise him to corporal!"

[@DBEdwards]

Plunder a pig. Risk execution. Seems rather strict to me

[@genericbot7379]

@@DBEdwards Bereaucracy, i guess. Stealing gold, stealing pigs, what's the difference? Both are plundering according to the rules.

[@Ickie71]

@@DBEdwards Youll be surprised if you knew what you could be executed for in england just 200 years ago son...maybe if it was still like that today then,there would be less Shits!

[@fernandoguibert]

It is 50 years since this film, a true masterpiece. Undoubtedly one of the best war films. I have watched it probably more than 50 times. There is always something new to see and notice. The dialogues and performances are brilliant, and with the shinning star of Rod Steiger. He was in the Navy during WWII so he had additional inside knowledge of a warrior. He was born to do the best Napoleon ever.

[@gullybull5568]

ONLY napoleon can do napoleon ALL ELSE IS MERE illussion.

[@napoleonlempereur3021]

🇨🇵

[@haynes1776]

I just learned that Actor Christopher Plummer had passed away peacefully at his Connecticut home. His career spanned 7 decades. His portrayal of Wellington in Waterloo was right on. I liked him in the Sound of Music and Battle of Britain. He will be missed greatly. R.I.P. 🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

God rest his soul. What a Legend we lost.

[@haynes1776]

@@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial Yeah. Devastating. I like to get the DVD Waterloo. 50 years since its release and still popular to this day.

[@jamesrosewell9081]

NOOOOOO

[@Johnconno]

When an Actor dies it's always a tragedy. ♿💨💩

[@DBEdwards]

Plummer was born Canadian. Bet you didn't know

[@clarkcoleman9793]

This is much better than the new Napoleon movie!! Ive had my own copy for many years!

[@rohitnautiyal7090]

They don’t make movies like this anymore.

[@jojokay7426]

😢

[@rubix4195]

I know what you mean - the director technically had one of the biggest armies in Europe at time because all the soldiers here are REAL people. That's a lot of manpower to direct, film and yet it's a masterpiece. Of course, if they could film every piece of the battle inc. backstory, it would have been amazing but I think it would be certainly longer than 3hrs..

[@alisholst255]

Well i dont think any country gonna give up thousand of their men just for a movie at the moment

[@AB0VETHALAW]

@Allen Portz example? They never make movies on this scale anymore. Its all computerised bollocks

[@miniaturesandstuff5209]

@Il Bugiardo dell'Umbria while his comment is cliche, name me a modern movie masterpiece like Waterloo if you please....

[@ej11481]

The actors who portray Napoleon and Wellington both do very good jobs. Napoleon as the larger-than-life statesman/general who's desperately trying to conjure up his old magic but is now past his prime, with his body failing him and self-doubt creeping in after years of defeats. Wellington as the smugly self-confident English aristocrat, eager to finally apply what he's learned from years of successes against Napoleon's underlings against his arch nemesis. The Scipio to Napoleon's Hannibal.

[@realrembrandt8273]

Very well written

[@pancakemacbuttery9142]

@@realrembrandt8273yea I thought I was reading Shakespeare

[@sjb3460]

You must be a student of Latin and a Roman history buff as I am. Very good analysis.

[@ej11481]

@@sjb3460 Thanks. I wouldn't call myself an expert on Roman history, but have read a bit about the Punic wars and the final centuries of the Republic. Def some parallels between Scipio and Wellington.

[@karelstanzel9510]

RIP Christopher Plummer (Duke of Wellington)

[@Snarflelocker]

Future screenwriters: do NOT be afraid of silence. I realize this is supposed to be a film for many different audiences with even more languages, but the craft of using silence and a closeup of a man's hands is a masterclass in letting your actors and the director flex their abilities as Marshals of your Movie.

[@50shekels]

“The old guard dies, but never surrenders”

[@JesusChrist-wh2gd]

The middle guard at Waterloo: let’s run

[@olivierleo8502]

@@JesusChrist-wh2gd the young guards yes

[@fullysickshuffler666]

The Dutch - “fuck this shit we outta here”

[@gamerland5007]

MERDE

[@olivierleo8502]

La garde meurt mais ne se rend pas!!! = Historical word

[@Alexander-lb4bn]

One of the best war movies of all time easily.

[@yellowjackboots2624]

Correction, THE best war movie of all time.

[@panismith1544]

True Amazing powerful...

[@annescholey6546]

Boris Johnson at 44:00😂

[@vistagreat9994]

@@annescholey6546 prussian johnson

[@fiuttello]

@@yellowjackboots2624 is "Come and see"

[@fenriraldrek1022]

man imagine if the Sharpe series had this kind of budget.

[@robertusaugustus2003]

Now THAT would be soldiering

[@starguy2718]

Just don't lose the King's colors!

[@Johnconno]

By the Hokey! What Ballocks!

[@Tom-ht5ym]

Yeah it wouldn't be the Sharpe we knew today

[@DBEdwards]

And to think. SHARPE didn't require a larger budget. The series is BRILLIANT as when it was produced originally

[@jaspertickler1831]

Rod Steiger at his finest, fantastic portrayal of Napoleon Bonaparte. Apparently in his original speech at Napoleons exile everyone applaud it, only to find out they ran out of film and he had to do it all over again. I think Napoleon will always be a peculiar fascination throughout history. Please keep this on youtube, folks should see this film...its a bit special. The accuracy is obviously debatable but the scenery and set ups are magnificent and in 1815 this really went down.

[@richardque1036]

He did not even bother to speak it with french accent.

[@straightpimpin888]

The scene where the French are marching towards the British and then you start hearing the drums at the same time really sheds light on how intimidating marching to the sounds of drums can truly be! I could only imagine how terrifying it was in the actual battle itself.

[@karlwilhelmmeinert7592]

@@CLASSICALFAN100 No, it it pretty bad. It is full of nazi propaganda and the main female actor is incredibly obnoxious. And it does not even try to be historicly authentic.

[@squaeman_2644]

It was also used to convey orders and keep the army in a rythm.

[@earlperson741]

ONE OF LAST OF THE GREAT MOVIES....... NO SPECIAL EFFECTS. TRULY.....GRAND!!!!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

There's a reason why military parades were and are a thing. It's a controlled display of raw power and discipline. "Look at what I have at my call, and think of what would happen if I let it loose."

[@SKILLIUSCAESAR]

@@eldorados_lost_searcherI always took it as “this is what I want u to think I have” lol. Interestingly, the practice of big public parades is inversely correlated to army strength... hence the use of parade propaganda.

[@imhollywood1015]

How did I just find this GEM in 2020? The opening scene with Napoleon gave me chills.

[@Georgejmh]

RIP Christopher Plummer {02/05/2021}, who plays Wellington in this film. A great actor who starred in so many films, in a career that began in the 1950's. Last film was in 2019.

[@jeanettecook1088]

This is the most amazing, well crafted, fantastically set and best acted motion picture I have ever seen. Devoid of sentimentality, but not sentiment, as it should be, militarily accurate, yet filled with the drama of life, not fantasy: a marvel of human creation. CGI cannot match the visual shock of seeing tens of thousands of men, artillery and horse amassed and moving on the field. When I watch CGI created movies, for a moment I'm fascinated, then I feel cheated of reality. Napoleon as a man was unique in his ability to draw out the strength in people, to lead them, yet his fire only worked in context, and Wellington quenched it. What a marvel this picture is! Superb in every way. I felt I was watching history itself. Twenty years it took them....

[@piotrd.4850]

Actually, the BEST CGI is one you DON'T see. E.g. removing anachronic artifacts from background (contrails, powerlines) ... one can only mourn that iMAX and other stuff were not available back then.

[@rubster1975]

Rod Steiger is very much underrated. I love his Napoleon.

[@iracordem]

very realistic portrayal in a superb cast here. plus he carried 'the pawnbroker', did a pretty good capone, many other roles for decades.

[@rubster1975]

@@iracordem Yes. On the Waterfront too. A great actor!

[@lesterpaul9657]

@James Henderson Why?

[@lesterpaul9657]

@@iracordem Don' t forget in the heat of the night He won an award I guess.

[@prashantd6252]

@James Henderson stfu dude...this was a brilliant performance. He had to do too much, he was trying to portrait Napoleon. He didn't succeed because he wasn't Napoleon that's all.

[@napoleonbonaparte4383]

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

[@Arcaryon]

Vive l'empereur!

[@NVAViper]

go back to your island

[@user-bw4ec4bm2t]

@@NVAViper lol

[@NVAViper]

@unfunny Ret_rd yes it is funny

[@giovannigumalo969]

Vive le Empereur!!

[@andyhawkins9541]

Unfortunately films nowadays will never be in the same league as this masterpiece so thank you for this ❤

[@soundwavesuperior28]

The Duke of Wellington has officially passed away, about a day ago. To those of you concerned - yes, he did die peacefully of natural causes, just as the Iron Duke deserved to pass away when it was his time.

[@alandudov8876]

A masterpiece. They dont make films like that anymore

[@cianmac3934]

@uncletigger because the masses are dumb fools who only like boobs and CGI

[@GivemetheGravy]

@@cianmac3934 There's cgi in nearly every film nowadays. CGI isn't a problem unless it's bad CGI.

[@DutchTunisian]

Nice 69 likes

[@trevormiles5852]

​@uncletigger I suspect this was an effort of love. Somebody in high places really had power to make this work. Now, this is how you should spend some defense money.. wait. ussr went broke.. but still great movie and good people behind it.

[@gaudibogaert5087]

1917

[@fernandoguibert]

Napoleon: "If there is anything I despise, it's ingratitude".

[@Robert-yk8tx]

...and tea.

[@derrickstorm6976]

Ingratitude toward him himself, to be more accurate

[@onlyweknow2]

So Enjoyed Christopher Plummer In His Role As Wellington...RIP Dear Sir.

[@chrislangford4681]

Saw this at the cinema when I was 7, blew me away, watched it countless times since, simply my fav of all time, thanks for sharing.

[@marlbrouk]

Check out my book about the film!

[@deuxpomme9777]

I feel like I should've paid to watch this, this is absolutely brilliant!

[@anthroposlogica9379]

Right???? Like an IMAX remastered theatrical run would be legit. 1917 ain't got shit on waterloo

[@derpynerdy6294]

@@anthroposlogica9379 Different genres dude and different time, the point of 1917 was to send a message to avoid unnecessary deaths to the British, in doing this the mc is experiencing what a man experience in life, struggle loss, pain, sympathy to the French surviving, also the effects and lighting id gorgeous in that film, it leaves you in a breathtaking moment, Overall they're good

[@soundwavesuperior28]

@@derpynerdy6294 stfu average WW1 enthusiast, you don’t compare to us average Napoleonic Wars enjoyers

[@derpynerdy6294]

@@soundwavesuperior28 WTF? Lol

[@knuckle1493]

@@derpynerdy6294 Um, bullshit. 1917 really missed the bar in not showing a 30,000 man assault on the Somme and instead showing a 2 hour long Call of Duty mission. 1917 would be amazing- if I was playing it.

[@Bejunckt]

At first glance I knew who Ney was, the actor looks quite like him.

[@executeorder6559]

Ye same as napoleon l

[@muttley8818]

@Rob DeAbreu True. He was brilliant as General Black in Fail Safe.

[@zigzgshodzixhoxohxh3800]

@@willfox1037 THE MASK MAKER

[@NobleKorhedron]

@@willfox1037 No, it's Dan O'Herlihy.

[@zigzgshodzixhoxohxh3800]

@@NobleKorhedron that’s his characters name

[@gobsauce84]

This film is a masterpiece in film making. Even without the battle scenes, the films themes and acts are crafted masterfully. The parallel themes of act 1 vs the final act. The foil of Napoleon and Wellington. The appreciation for human life and the loss of life. This film is a piece of humanity

[@louise_rose]

Yes, this looks amazing! I knew about Bondarchuk's earlier epic War and Peace (saw some of it in early childhood and intending to rewatch it) but I had no idea at all of this one!

[@394pjo]

"One day the British will name a train station after this day"

[@ashyclaret]

and lots of pubs!

[@johnparker4538]

And the town where I live just north of Portsmouth!

[@khazzen]

David Benioff And DB Weiss: _"battles can get boring really fast"_ Apparently they never heard about Waterloo movie.

[@lordbrain8867]

Lmao they forgot about all of the battles in their own show that weren't boring. Battle of the Bastards, Hardhome, and Blackwater (directed by GRRM tho)

[@majormononoke8958]

ACtually they are right in the regard that if you just go from catch phrase scene to catch phrase secene in a battle it gets boring really fast ... Like in End game... Though i can appreciate the hype moments of the know characters, watching drax do his attack movie for 7 time or so, capgetting his shield back, thor flying around like madman, ironman blasting, a bunch of underdevelopted or uncharasmatic showing off is actually pretty broing, only the hyp and the wuaha scents makes it enjoyable...

[@wolmandbaker6858]

Somebody should have replied to them "Yours? Surely."

[@cebonvieuxjack]

imagine actually being such an idiot to think battles are "boring".... Fucking hell, how did they get a job in cinema ?

[@artificialintelligence8328]

@The Martial Lord of Loyalty Where'd you get those percentages? I seem to recall the boredom and terror parts, but not the percentages.

[@ethank.6602]

It wouldve been so sick to have been an extra on this movie, itd be the closest you could ever get to experiencing waterloo, this makes every other reenactment look like a school play

[@jameshuker56]

"Normally, I don't like cheering, if there's always a time to cut cards with the devil." One of the best lines I've heard from this movie! RIP you amazing actor! 😔

[@DasLamm68]

I don't need a white horse to puff me, by god.

[@brianperry]

Watched this film years ago. the best interpretation of a 19th century battle ever on screen, no CGI to ruin it, Historically correct where it matters. Every soldier on the battlefield real, the glinting of the bayonets, the nose , the smoke....brilliant.

[@mathmurve2729]

"Next to a battle lost the saddest thing is a battle won" *-Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington* RIP to the soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars

[@DBEdwards]

Profound sentiment that.

[@elijahtidswell8457]

May the soldiers of the Napoleonic wars rest in peace

[@opfer88]

You mean the british wars to save monarchy ? F off with that british propaganda against my emperor and my country ! You insult the memory of french soldiers when you use their propaganda !

[@michellekinder3051]

Not only the soldiers but also the civilians. The number was anywhere between 3 to 6.5 million. Disgusting

[@rudolphschmidt313]

@@michellekinder3051 All bc the evil tyrants couldn't stand a man like napoleon on the throne.

[@mhennessy5134]

39:59 plus The sound of the marching boots and the Old Guard coming over the hill. Saw the original in 1970 and never forgot this scene or sound. Imagine being there for real. Respect to all sides but my heart has always been with Napolean as he was far more than just a soldier. Visited his tomb in Paris once,the man still exudes energy from the grave...it was a hell of a feeling and I am not renowned for feeling much,even back then but never forgot it.

[@bogdanmeoff2399]

Too bad he was a real bad bastard

[@zulfhashimmi2040]

He was the biggest tyrant and murderer of 19th century his wars resulted in so many European young men dead

[@williamwilliam5066]

Yep he was an egoistic, narc, murdering bstard. Oh the gods you worship. Hennessy is a French brandy yes? I spit on the French, cowards for 200 years.

[@shlamimk4664]

This is like stepping back in time. It's all good, but there's really some scenes where they absolutely *nail* it. Almost haunting.

[@nika6184]

2:00:23 even the horse's acting is brilliant :D

[@tbwpiper189]

No CGI in this epic...and look at the majesty and quality.

[@militaryjunkie6207]

His majesty looks great in his uniform!

[@fahoodie1852]

Marshal Murat It’s all fun and games until Joachim Murat gets up after his execution and lives for another 205 years

[@militaryjunkie6207]

Vengeful Camel Check it out dude, some of our soldiers pictures are on the internet including one of Napoleons Old guard

[@keithmockridge3329]

For all the aspiring young actors, watch and learn from this masterclass. Rod Steiger is a dying breed.

[@Agorante]

Yes. He's a dying breed alright. He died almost twenty years ago.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Patrick Boyle He sounds even more deceased than Generalissimo Francisco Franco

[@skulptor]

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[@roberto.8633]

It's been 50 years since this film was made and it still stands the test of time.

[@mikeoz4803]

Napoleon blew the best chance Europe ever had of keeping peace & unity by attacking Russia. He ended slavery & serfdom. Gave the peasants land. Opened schools & gave poor ppl the chance to be educated. Overhauled the legal system to give poor people a chance to be heard & given some justice. But he chose endless wars instead!

[@brandonpliskin2310]

Fucking rod steiger. Jesus he is one of the most underrated American actors of all time. Tremendous

[@Gwaithmir]

I consider this film to be the pinnacle of Rod Steiger's career.

[@MichaelKennedy-tr1xc]

Yep

[@oc2108]

His portrayal of Napoleon gives me James Gandolfini playing New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano vibes. Steiger is great in this film. If Mr. Gandolfini was still alive, he would have made a great Napoleon, I bet he was a fan of Steiger's work.

[@kristov29]

My parents took me to see this film when it first came out. I believe it was at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. I still remember the line, "Napoleon had ridden within range. Do I have your permission to try a shot?" "Certainly not." It was a much different world then.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

It's not often known that the ambulance got its start at Waterloo. As early as 1792 the famed Dr. Dominique Jean Larrey, the founder of modern military surgery and triage, saw the need for a light, fast-moving wagon to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield, which he termed the "Flying Ambulance". Here's part of his fascinating biography from Wikipedia: "At Waterloo in 1815 his courage under fire was noticed by the Duke of Wellington who ordered his soldiers not to fire in his direction so as to "give the brave man time to gather up the wounded" and saluted "the courage and devotion of an age that is no longer ours". Trying to escape to the French border, Larrey was taken prisoner by the Prussians who wanted to execute him on the spot. Larrey was recognized by one of the German surgeons, who pleaded for his life. Perhaps partly because he had saved the life of [Prussian] General Blücher's son when he was wounded near Dresden and taken prisoner by the French, he was pardoned, invited to Blücher's dinner table as a guest and sent back to France with money and proper clothes. He devoted the remainder of his life to writing, but after the death of Napoleon he started a new medical career in the army as chief-surgeon. In 1826 he visited England and was well-received by British surgeons. In 1829 he was appointed in the Institut de France..." Here's the entire article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Jean_Larrey

[@garden2011city]

1) This movie is masterpiece .No CGI all real people real tactics real guns 2) Great acting from actors real life dialouges based on historical sources 3) I envy soviet soldiers who took part in making this movie .They had to have a lot of fun while making battle scenes in historical uniforms etc. 4) It is funny that the best movie about french and british army in Napoleonic wars was made by Soviets.

[@jamesalexander3530]

Most of these Soviet reenactors and scenes from "Waterloo" were used for the Russian version of the six-hour epic of, "War and Peace."

[@ralphshelley9586]

They broke Napoleons back!

[@nicolelawless9942]

I got rid of mine because the war was taking its toll on my mental health and I’ve never opened it anyway so what was the point in keeping it

[@nikmansol]

I had to watch after phoenix napoleon to see some real acting and history

[@CC-ff7ft]

Now that what you call a movie. This will always stand the test of time as it's near 100% historically accurate. Great upload. 👍

[@roberto.8633]

The movements are better and the colors are rich in this cut.

[@christopherthrawn7541]

Exactly

[@annescholey6546]

Bondarchuks best

[@pooryorick831]

Rod Steiger was truly a phenomenal actor. I don't think he ever got his due. But his performance here is truly brilliant.

[@marlbrouk]

Paul Anderson I think he captures a portrait of a man who had been the most powerful man in Europe for nearly twenty years. Few actors could have done so well.

[@ralphshelley9586]

Rod had financial problems. Hard to believe. Poor health. So talented

[@derpynerdy6294]

I've been watching epic history on their series Napoleonic wars I'm so addicted to him lol and this got recommended thankyou lord!

[@Hahapro]

Same

[@francis9428]

Vive la Empreur!!!

[@stevenxia2944]

I enjoyed watching Napoleonic Wars too, a true strategic genius!

[@deuxpomme9777]

@@francis9428 its Vive L'Empereur

[@francis9428]

@@deuxpomme9777 ok

[@MrAlexkyra]

Uxbridge, waking up Wellington from his nap: 'Sir, as I am second in command, and in case anything should happen to you, what are your plans?' Wellington: 'To beat the French' *goes back to sleep*

[@british.scorpion]

"My God, I've lost my leg" "My God Sir, so you have."

[@61zulu77]

He got a nickname after the battle: One-legged Uxbridge. The Earl of Uxbridge, Harry Paget was Wellington's second-in-command and the commander of cavalry. There was a lot of bad blood between the two, because Uxbridge ran away with Wellington's sister-in-law, Charlotte, nick-named Charlotte the Harlot.

[@Robskit6]

Instead of going mad with pain when the surgeon removed what was left of his leg ( "Better off than on," said the surgeon ) All Uxbridge felt moved to say was; "The knives they used were rather blunt." I will never be that tough.

[@kc9762]

@@Robskit6 lolo

[@Gettysburg-cz8hx]

@@Robskit6 A true Brit. Tough and witty.

[@soundwavesuperior28]

@@Gettysburg-cz8hx I’d say he’s actually a subversion of British masculinity in that case lol

[@andyleearts785]

50:26 Top 10 Rappers Eminem is afraid of.

[@rubayath2010]

🤣🤣

[@ayoungconservative1051]

Not only was he an emperor, not only was he the greatest general in history, he was the original Rap God.

[@frederickthegreat4098]

What does he says Is it LET'S DON'T DISAGREE WITH ANY DISAGREEMENT THAT LEAD ONLY TO DISASTERS

[@unai_asecas9070]

FREDERICK THE GREAT Let’s not have any disagreement, any disagreement will only lead to disaster. Is that understood??

[@999531s]

EPIC. RAP. BATTLES. OF. HISTORY.

[@calreid3208]

Ridley Scott, THIS is how you make a Napoleonic film!

[@edmundcaptain608]

If I didn’t know better, I’d say Rod Steiger was Napoleon. What a performance! Exactly how I imagined the Emperor after reading so much about him.

[@ToreDL87]

1:11:47 "Your grace, Napoleon has ridden within range, do I have your permission to try a shot?" And Wellington just scoffs at him "Certainly not!". There must be order on the field of tea for the lords! :)

[@LookHereMars]

Truly an outstanding masterpiece of a movie i am glad that after 50 years since its release people of all ages are still enjoying it. The historical accuracy in this movie is truly outstanding Thanks for the upload. If memory serves for anyone interested the historic battle of Waterloo still holds the record to this day for being the most densely casualty ridden battlefield in recorded History up to an estimated 60 thousand men were killed or wounded in less than 2 square miles of the overall 5 square mile battlefield where nearly 200 thousand men engaged in combat. This fact really gives perspective to the scale of the carnage at Waterloo especially considering that this title goes up against such battles as Cannae during the second Punic War between Rome and Carthage and was even bloodier per square mile than the bloodiest battle in History that of Stalingrad during World War 2. Such was the high toll of the Human and Animal cost (10 thousand horses also died and or were wounded during the battle) in such a relatively confined space at Waterloo that after the battle had ceased the Duke of Wellington a veteran of many campaigns was remarked to have said "By God Sir i hope i never have to fight another battle again nothing except a battle lost can be half as melancholy as a battle won".

[@jamesmcleesh2688]

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE WATCHED THE FILM. ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON CHRISTMAS MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST. MERRY CHRISTMAS 2020 EVERYBODY.

[@bombsawaylemay770]

I paid money to watch the dog-shit Napoleon movie, while I could have stayed home and watched an epic classic for free.

[@robertpolityka8464]

Christopher Plummer does an outstanding job as Wellington

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

@Ken Penalosa He was born in Toronto but raised in Montréal. He started his career at the Centaur theatre in old Montréal near my office . William Shatner also started his carrer there .

[@DBEdwards]

Brilliant. Perfect. The consummate English Gentleman of breeding and wit. Plummer at the height of his powers

[@jonathanallard2128]

@@vincentlefebvre9255 Han ouin jsavais pas.

[@vincentlefebvre9255]

@@jonathanallard2128 Probablement le plus grand acteur canadien.

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@pancakemacbuttery9142 That's Dan O'Herlihy as Marshall Ney!

[@FuckYouWhosNext]

The scope of this film is amazing! The cinematography, the choreography and orchestration of some of the battle scenes and the sheer logistics.. Amazing, and so under-rated

[@jdaddyaz]

This is legit one of the all time great films. In my top 10 and by far my favorite historical film. I never get tired of it.

[@ChrisHodgsonCorben-Dallas]

Anyone waiting in anticipation of the full length Ridley Scott film (not the edited highlights released in cinemas) should give this a watch. Much better than the previous official cut I saw of this movie, well done to the editor. Great job.

[@DB-er-Handle2019]

Wellington, who was Anglo-Irish actually said, "Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." Great Film. Great Acting.

[@alecblunden8615]

"Being born in a stable doesn't make you a horse"

[@petermortimer6303]

@@alecblunden8615 He didn't like being reminded that he was born in Ireland

[@paulbrady6988]

@@alecblunden8615That statement was attributed to him many years after his death by a politician keen to diminish Wellington’s Irish provenance.

[@murray2380]

why is this being recommended to me now and not earlier... Actually this is perfect timing with the current situation of the corona virus

[@johngrindley169]

There is a big difference between Waterloo and Codiv 19, Those men on both sides fought and died, with this virus, you stay at home and wait till you catch it, no fighting , no courage needed, just patience.

[@boomerhgt]

John Grindley Wrong a virus is a far worse enemy you can't see it or fight it..as for courage dictators like Napoleon were responsible for suffering and death for personal glory and power fuck dying for an asshole .

[@claudiocorleone7856]

boomerhgt are you kidding. La grande Armée was cut to threads by every possible death including the plague, exhaustion, bayonet,cannon, gunfire, sword, malaria , bludgeoned etc.

[@hqi1321]

Indeed

[@nicholechong6057]

@Evilmike42 so this why people are dying

[@user-dv1mf4tt6h]

14:08 Oh wow, I never knew Bondarchuk had directed "Waterloo"! So he has not only Sovier all-time classic "War and Peace" under his belt, but this gem too? Whoa o_o

[@deuxpomme9777]

Indeed, that guy is a true legend and a genius

[@c4knowledge562]

Let's be real, the music itself is a masterpiece. Like how do you create brilliant classical music for a movie? And acting, the amount of effort is tremendous. Like every soldier is a real person.

[@simonpaynter8765]

That piece of dialogue at the 6:00 mark sends chills down my spine!

[@doublep1980]

Dino De Laurentiis to the director: "How many extras and horses do you need for the battle scenes?" Director: Yes Also,Rod Steiger as Napoleon is acting his socks off.

[@avalle4493]

I like that this movie is as objective as it can be. No "Napoleon is the anti-Christ" bullshit. No "Napoleon was a martyr". It shows both Napoleon shadows and light.

[@Albert-Arthur-Wison225]

Oh dear…Mr Phoenix has enormous amount of cinematic precedence upon his shoulders. Steiger is simply uncannily stellar. Anyway, a f i n e day for decency ! For the roast beef of old England ! For liberty from Roman Popery, brass money, and wooden shoes !

[@Air-Striegler]

Thank you very much for uploading this masterpiece.

[@stevejessemey8428]

Now this is what you call a movie, not like modern movies where the script is full of ummmmmms and ahhhhhhhs.

[@HetLedie]

@James Henderson why?

[@sdsd2e2321]

@@gabrielotoole CGI would make this movie 10x better. They couldn't even sync the audio properly

[@panismith1544]

Powerful

[@panismith1544]

@@gabrielotoole amazing movie

[@HetLedie]

@James Henderson why do you think the movie was crap

[@robertscrimgeour3509]

My first introduction to Christopher Plummer. A fine actor and will be sorely missed.

[@c4knowledge562]

This was an Italian sovjet war film with connection to US film studios about a french emperor and it was filmed in Ukraine and sovjet troops were dressed as french ones there. Brilliant 😅

[@craigthomasjohnson]

Defeating an entire army just by your mere presence without a shot fired? That's 'Napoleon style' soldering!

[@jamesalexander5623]

Best Film I've ever seen on KZbin! ...

[@gortmundy01]

Spartacus?

[@vancefalls4311]

@@gortmundy01 If you want a different yet just as true perspective of war, try the film "Come and See"

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@gortmundy01 I meant Best Quality! .... I Love Spartacus!

[@jauntyangle5667]

@@vancefalls4311 Great film. It's raw.

[@susannevollmer2347]

This Film is so much better, than the short version! Thank you for posting.

[@kraigthewise6194]

I see that we all watched Ridley Scott's Napoleon and needed to wash it out of our brains with a real movie about Napoleon. This is one of the only movies to ever capture how grande the scale of war was during this period and why a general is needed. Not just 2 armies running at each other in an open field and slamming into hand to hand combat.

[@SKILLIUSCAESAR]

Wellington disagrees “Damn the fellow, he is a mere pounder after all.” 😂