WATERLOO (1970 film) Victory - Two Steps From Hell

Scenes from the epic 1970 film WATERLOO featuring Rod Steiger as Napoleon, Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington and directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. The video is dramatically set to the song "Victory" by Two Steps From Hell. The 1970 Soviet/Italian movie tells the story of the battle of Waterloo in June 1815 and the film was famous for its extravagant production with 15.000 authentically dressed extras.
In 1815 Emperor Napoleon returned from his exile on the Italian island of Elba and quickly regained his power in France. The Allies concentrated their armies in Belgium to face him; the British force under Wellington and the Prussian under Blücher. Napoleon marched quickly; crossed the border with his Northern Army and succeeded in separating the allies. At Waterloo, south of Brussels, the French Emperor engaged the British. However, the Prussian army was on its way.

[@rickrussell8382]

I have watched this movie multiple times. The battle of Waterloo has been a big part of my life. I have built the battlefield in miniature with around 1,000 figures. Nice job telling the story.

[@GrumpyScamp]

Thanks! And wow, 1000 miniatures, that's impressive!

[@jenisryung2352]

This movie manufactured by Soviet union and Italy and was once most expensive movie at that time. You won't regret to watch this movie because all personality for every characters in this movie are unique.

[@dylantachti8409]

Vive l'empereur Napoléon Bonaparte. C'était un grand homme et doué d'un grand génie militaire pour son temps. Il a régner sur l'Europe entière pendant près de 15 ans , c'était un grand chef de guerre . Vive la France et vive l'empereur 🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@BobSchofield-el4hj]

The charge of the Scot Greys....seen a thousand times!! Never gets old!

[@daniel_sc1024]

Left out the arrival of the Prussians under Blucher. One of the most stirring moments in the film.

[@copferthat]

No they didn't, watch it again

[@daniel_sc1024]

@@copferthat If you are referring to 3:28, no that is not the scene. At that point the army they are seeing is too far away to tell if it is the Prussians. In the movie there is a scene - after Napoleon commits the Imperial Guard, but in reality it happened before that - where Blucher arrives and gives a short speech about showing no mercy and then they charge into battle. Shortly after that the Imperial Guard falters and collapses. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6ilg6apoNl6pcU

[@peterwebb8732]

@@daniel_sc1024 … It was not the fire of Blucher’s Prussians that tore the heart out of the Guards.. Napoleon was warned by one of his own Generals that the British Infantry was of higher quality than anything that he had yet faced. He dismissed that advice, claiming that the battle would be “a picnic”.

[@daniel_sc1024]

@@peterwebb8732 Ironically, I had an argument with someone in another thread about just this; he claimed Napoleon beat Wellington at Waterloo and it was Blucher alone who beat him, but I argued the fact that it was the British and Dutch troops under Wellington that broke the Imperial Guard. Here I was just stating the sequence of scenes in the movie and the Blucher scene was omitted from this montage - Napoleon commits the Guard, Blucher arrives, the British Foot Guards fire on the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Guard falters. In the movie you can hear shouting to the effect "The Prussians are here. Every man for himself." and "The Guard has fallen. We have lost." The movie is incorrect, though, in that the Prussians arrived before Napoleon committed the Imperial Guard.

[@paulharrold]

No one in the movie industry today would have a clue how to make an Epic like Waterloo or any of the many other grand Epic's of the 1950's to 1970's !

[@Ben-hv4pr]

This series of songs makes me cry for all those who fought in wars from 1600 to 2022 😰😰

[@Trebor74]

It wasn't very pleasant before then,either

[@j.jwhitty5861]

@@Trebor74 Yeah but we were only using bones maybe rocks at a stretch.

[@edthilenius7530]

Fantastic job on this video! The editing was superb. I truly love this song when used correctly. Another great video with this theme music is The Battle of Tsushima. Again, great job!

[@GrumpyScamp]

Thanks! I'm gonna check that out too!

[@ericchen769]

Great edit! Greatest movie of all time.

[@GrumpyScamp]

Thanks! Yes I quite agree!

[@thatguyinelnorte]

Well, I've not seen all movies yet; but it was certainly in the top most re-watchable. And this was a great edit.

[@philrobinson8161]

Couldn't agree more. MAGNIFICENT movie! SO realistic. And no computer generated rubbish at all.

[@josephfayloga1562]

@@GrumpyScamp llllllllll

[@mariadelourdesrossimachado8007]

Um dos melhores filmes produzidos sobre a época de Napoleão!!!!

[@Hrodn]

The famous British Square, only ever broken once.

[@bazd884]

Where was that?

[@williampaz2092]

The Battle of Tamai in the Sudan on 13 March 1884.

[@reality-cheque]

@@williampaz2092 The Mahdists got into the square at Tamai, because the Black Watch left an entire side open to repulse another group of the enemy hidden in a nearby ravine. They returned quickly and ejected the enemy and reformed the square so it wasn’t ‘broken’. However in January the following year at Abu Klea, the Mahdists did actually penetrate the square but were also ejected pretty quickly, so it held on that occasion too.

[@emmetsweeney9236]

The British square didn't defeat Napoleon, Bluchers arrival did. Or, taking it farther back, the Russian winter did.

[@sgu02nsc66]

@@emmetsweeney9236 so nothing happened from around 11am that day until the Prussians arrived? Ok then

[@28pbtkh23]

Great job putting this compilation together. Good choice of music as well.

[@roberteva5337]

Superbe travail de synchronisation entre la musique et prises de vue! 🧙‍♂️🙂👍👍👍

[@Bruh-bc4tb]

Incredible montage. I'm having this movie assignment for history class and I picked Waterloo. I'm going to use this video and present it to my class because this is so amazing. Love your video and I got nothing else to say :)

[@GrumpyScamp]

Thanks! That's great! Good luck with your assignment!

[@BravensWrath]

@@GrumpyScampit went well! My teacher loved it!

[@GrumpyScamp]

@@BravensWrath Awesome! I'm glad to hear it! 😃

[@cattailtv3571]

Great! Very dramatic!!

[@GrumpyScamp]

Thanks! Yeah it fits well!

[@janengelgard8610]

Sergey Bondarchuk master!

[@robnewman6101]

A toast to the victory of Wellington & Blucher.

[@robharris8844U]

Good excerpts from a magnificent epic film 🎥 the Scots Greys charge shots are just as beautiful as the magnificent painting of the event that hangs in the British National art gallery, a fantastic mosaic of film artistry at its best 👌

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

This movie was very high quality.

[@elgatoenlacuna2961]

Gracias por el vídeo de esta grandiosa película.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Esto fue cine de verdad con gente y locaciones reales que dan escenas y secuencias memorables. El CGI es útil sin embargo nunca jamás igualara a esta impresionante obra cinematográfica⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 😸

[@paolitaasylum8177]

Obra de Arte 😍 Exquisito homenaje 🤝👌

[@imperialisticgaming]

This edit is very well done! Great job! Quite impressive :)

[@GrumpyScamp]

Thanks! Yeah, the movie footage fites the music just perfectly I think!

[@imperialisticgaming]

@@GrumpyScamp I definitely agree!

[@snowwalker9999]

All wars are always like hell. But in those days soldiers were forced to walk towards hell.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Excellent movie, excellent sound track

[@akashkashyap6669]

I love you 🇫🇷🇫🇷 I am from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@BabyGreenToe]

Too bad the Brits and Germans won this battle then

[@grahamadams2021]

It could never be replicated today with real men and horses. The cost of the uniforms alone must have enormous.

[@MrJuliusschreck]

Vive le Empereur!

[@twirajuda]

Christopher Plummer's portrayal of Wellington was hands down the best of the Duke. He stole the movie, just as the real guy did the battle

[@rthrilling]

Great, I can't wait it

[@ИгорьИванов-ъ1ъ6ъ]

Бондарчук гений батальных сцен!"Война и Мир" тому подтверждение.А "Они сражались за Родину" без комка в горле смотреть не возможно.

[@stuartliddle7228]

Too Loud.. Watch the film, read the books. Great effort. If you like this period, read "Sharpe, by Bernard Cornwell" . A BLOODY GOOD START.

[@WBJAdventures]

nice movie

[@GrumpyScamp]

Thanks!

[@carloshenriquebins5113]

It's sad but death can be spectacular

[@dr.deschannel7867]

Michael Ney counter cavalry charge!!

[@Cba409]

Whomever said there is no Communist art has never seen this masterpiece.

[@GrumpyScamp]

Soviet Social Realism was quite something though. impressive, magnificent and heavy.

[@ringoosheptyckogo7065]

Це просто якесь безумство . Замість того щоб працювати , робити щось корисне , допомагати один одному , люди вбивають одне одного . Масове безумство і суцільний дурдом .

[@hadsereg_és_történelem]

Vive la de EMPEROURR

[@hadsereg_és_történelem]

Éljen a császár ( hungary) NAPOLEON

[@ladenree5726]

Un grand homme. C'est l'Europe qui a attaqué la France et non pas Napoléon qui a attaqué l'Europe

[@hadsereg_és_történelem]

@@ladenree5726 sajnos én vagyok franciaXD sorry but i am not franceXD sorry

[@Bonsoir222]

Dire que nous avons perdu à cause des Prussiens.. La garde impérial à reculer pour la première fois ! Cela a créé un mouvement de panique du côté Français, se que à menée à la défaite...

[@ИгорьНиколаевич-ф6ь]

Одинадцать лет назад брали интервью у посла Франции в РФ. Темой его была война 1812 года. Г-- н посол рассказывал каким человеком был император французов,по его словам добрым,гуманным и человеколюбивым. Интервью проходило на фоне старой церкви,которой тогда была видна из окна его кремлевской комнаты. Г-- н посол сказал,что церковь императору ну уж очень понравилась и он ,как великий гуманист приказал её не грабить,а разобрать по кирпичику и перевезти её во Францию.Хороший дядя, не правда ли? По моему г-- н посол даже сам не понял ЧТО он говорил. Напомню,что комендант Парижа граф Воронцов в 1815 году продал три своих больших имения, чтобы расплатиться с парижскими трактирщиками,лавочника и и прочими парижанам погашая задолженности рос. солдат и офицеров. Представляю сколько они на этом наварили-- кто ж проверит каждого из них. А подоплека памятника 600 - м парижским таксистам 1-- й мировой? Поинтересуйтесь ну очень интересное узнаете о патриотизме оплачиваемом. Ну вот,как-- то так.

[@ForwardFilms121]

Love the music but as a boxer/ in the army the sound does not suit the unease and tension that goes through your head in that moment

[@johnmcguigan7218]

Beautiful film making, but it fails to give credit to Blucher and the Prussians for their decisive breakthrough into the French rear at the moment the French Old Guard was assaulting Wellington's left. This was what caused the French to panic, leading to their rout.

[@GrumpyScamp]

I agree with you fully! I decided to focus the footage 100% on the epic showdown and polemic between Napoleon and Wellington just because I had only so much time with the song being only five minutes long. I did include a short scene in there where both Wellington and Napoleon are watching the Prussians arrive in the distance, this because I knew all who know the history of Waterloo, like myself, also know the importance of Blücher's arrival and that it decided the battle.

[@nigelpilgrim4232]

How does it not show credit to Blucher & prussians they come on horseback late held up in a charge !! nearer the end of the battle !!!

[@johnmcguigan7218]

The movie does show the Prussians briefly but clearly implied that the British broke the Old Guard, whereas the Prussians were the cause. In his valuable book "Waterloo: New Perspectived", David Hamilton Williams gives us a minute, almost minute-by-minute, account, and he shows how the Prussian breakthrough into the French rear, at the moment the Old Guard was engaging Wellington's left, forced the French rout. He also gives us an account of the British army captain who, years after the battle, was entrusted with collecting oral histories of the battle from surviving officers, and this very British-centric material colored historical accounts to this day.

[@andylanigan3752]

@@johnmcguigan7218 sorry,but that is nonsense.There was only one Prussian corps actually involved on the field of Waterloo,and Wellington had already broken the last French assault when it became fully engaged.Even Gneisenau,an anglophobe,admitted that the battle would have probably been a stalemate if the Prussians had not been coming through at Placenoit. French troops were diverted to deal with this attack,and were missing from the French final assault,but it is likely Wellington's troops would have broken it anyway.Wellington ensured that the battle would not be lost,the Prussian intervention ensured it would be a victory.Without Wellington's stand,the Prussians could not have beaten the French on their own,Ligny showed that.

[@johnmcguigan7218]

@@andylanigan3752 I suggest you read David Hamilton-Williams' book "Waterloo New Perspectives: The Great Battle Reappraised." This minute account shows how the Prussian brigades broke into the French rear the moment the Old Guard was pressing its attack.

[@13xerces]

Vive l empereur

[@patrickkeros9930]

Napoléon can't ordre his troup because He was sick.

[@once7633]

Велингтона именно таким себе и представлял

[@francoisheron5203]

Ecoeurant!

[@leoham4756]

This movie reveils the stupidity of warfare: meet at a dot on a map, make two parties and slaughter eachother. flip a coin to call out a winner

[@クルトタンク]

のんきに歩いているけどタイコやバグパイプの人達は戦力になるのかな？

[@elegance1802]

Real Men

[@drpeterc12]

Computer graphics has destroyed realistic war movie making.

[@charlestaylor8566]

Back when movies were movies , not like the computer generated shit they churn these days !

[@robinnicholas7867]

Did they film it on the African savanna?

[@GrumpyScamp]

No, it was filmed in Ukraine in what was then the Soviet Union.

[@neddyladdy]

Omg, that as a very short film. so short that isn't even worth watching.

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

What?

[@silviaruhsen4666]

Expensive is an european war

[@matiaspedrocosentino6728]

Typical British propaganda. Where are the Dutch, German and Belgian troops? Where are the Prussians? British troops at Waterloo were only 25% (at best) of the allied army. But this movie and British historians make us believe that the British defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. In fact, as someone said, Waterloo is a GERMAN victory, not only because of the Prussian role, but also because the high number of German troops that composed Wellington´s Army. And the Dutch and Belgian soldiers that fought EXACTLY as hard and as long than the British that day (even forming squares) never have been recognized as they deserve. Common people don´t even know about their presence in the battle. What a shame.

[@banditop276]

They did the same thing in Dunkirk during the 2nd World War they fled like rabbits 40000 French died to protect their flight and after claimed the victory and today call the French cowards

[@matiaspedrocosentino6728]

@@banditop276 Exactly. The French sacrificed theirselves but Anglo-Saxon propaganda only talks about the "miracle" of Dinkirk. Don´t misunderstand me, I think that the British are excellent and brave soldiers. Nodoubt of that. But they have craeted a mythology rather than serious History in many cases. I admire the common English people that took their small boats to help and bring home the defeated soldiers at Dunkirk, whith the Luftwaffe attaking everywhere. But it is very unfair to hide the heroic actions of the French, that were the other esential factor of the "miracle". Even the Germans recognized that had it not been for the French rear, the British would have been destroyed before getting to the beach.

[@banditop276]

@@matiaspedrocosentino6728 a German General wrote in his memoirs at Dunkirk the English fought to the last Frenchman but you are right the soldiers and the English people have nothing to do with it it is the historians and especially the Anglo-Saxon filmmakers who have falsified history for their benefit

[@davidw1634]

The British held the French at Waterloo for 2 days Without the British the prussians would have been crushed it was a joint effort. And as for the comment on Dunkirk you French can piss off. The French army spent the whole war retreating apart from the pocket around Dunkirk I have relatives who were in the British expeditionary force in France in 1939 and they say half of what they did was destroy abandoned French equipment after the French fled in such a disorderly manner. We didn’t have to fight your war for you and liberate France We could have sued for peace. We had the navy and the empire but that would have been wrong. Our involvement in the Second World War is one of the most selfless acts ever committed by a country. And now to the comment of disproportionate representation. The same could be said for DDay, there were more British and Canadian soldiers there than american yet you watch an American film you would think it was just Americans storming the beaches

[@matiaspedrocosentino6728]

@@davidw1634 you say "The British held the French at Waterloo for 2 days". False. You mean "The Allies". Because at Waterloo there were two armies that fought against Napoleon: the Prussian army under Blucher and the ALLIED ARMY (not "British) under Wellington. The Allied Army was half British and half Dutch, Belgian and German (from different states). And even the "British" part of it was in part composed of German units. As for WW 2, all I have to say is that the sea saved the British once again. As in 1805, Britain would have had no chance against an invading Army. Oh, and the Russians defeated Hitler. As they had defeated the real French Army in 1812/1814. Not the children and crippled French Army of 1815.

[@guiguiferrand2296]

🇨🇵😢

[@nigelpilgrim4232]

I think in reality the French would have won if the British weren't part of the battle !!! Its Wellington that already kicked the French out if Spain & Portugal ! & had victory over napoleon !! With British heavy cannons/ footguards regiments & many other rifles men & cavalry combined with strategically !!

[@JeanPierre-gx8rv]

British won because of the mud like at Azincourt The mud is your best friend.

[@bnm0883]

In the same way, Napoléon would have won without the arrival of the Prussians. Wether in Spain or at Waterloo, Wellington never won alone (Spanish and Portuguese in Spain, Prussians at Waterloo). He himself admitted that he would only engage in combat if he was certain of the arrival of the Prussians...

[@BabyGreenToe]

@@JeanPierre-gx8rv at least we’ve got a best friend

[@banditop276]

ThisThis annoying English habit and always wanting to appropriate the victories of others the English never dared to face Napoleon alone they only did it in a sneaky way

[@TheArgieH]

​@@banditop276Tell that to Admiral Lord Nelson. He took on the combined French and Spanish fleet October 1805, and smashed them. Err... who else fought at Trafalgar?

[@ngochai2007]

France and United Kingdom is ally in team Nato by United Started America why

[@richardgrognard6394]

I HATE ENGLISH a serious mistake made by the Royalist Marquis de Grouchy who died in his bed and not on the battlefield

[@obolobol-hz1vg]

And do you also hate all other european countries allied against Napoleon ? Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Russia, Spain, Napoli ?

[@richardgrognard6394]

@@obolobol-hz1vg the English have been the enemy for centuries more than Germany and Russia

[@nordstern2664]

In reality btw the prussians won this battle. Not the british. I know hollywoods says other things. Historically the prussians fought the french and so they buyed the british time to fight at Quatre Bras only with a french corps. The rest of the french army fought at Ligny against the prussians. The prussiand retreated from this battlefield and now the french fokused on the british. But Ligny bought them the time they needed and the strengh to hold Quatre Bras. Against the whole army of france.. no chance. After this they outmaneuvered the french corps following them and crashed the flank of the napoleonic army at waterloo. They defeated the flank, the reserves so napoleon could not consolidate his forces and was also forced to attack with the old Guard to early. He was knewing the battle was lost. But he thought he can maybe crush the british before the prussians are crushing him and he sended the young guard to them and several other divisions. The prussians crushed them. Also the british only fought in Waterloo because they knew the prussians were coming. So at the end: The british were the anvil and the prussians the hammer of waterloo. Yes, the british fought really well at waterloo and gained huge casulties and the defeat of the old guard was great. But at the end this was only desperation of napoleon. He had lost before the old guard attacked. The prussians had overrun the french flank and young guard and cut of the retreat of the most of the french troops before the old guard was defeated. But in most movies and memorials of these battle the prussians are only a side note and nothing more. The prussians lost 7.000 men in waterloo. The british 15.000 during the whole day. But at the end.. napoleons defeated himself. He did not crush the british an 17th juni. Instead he visited injured soldiers. So he gave the british time to consolidate their troops and the prussians to outflank the french troops. He knew that speed is all. this was his tactic to block the prussians and british to consolidate. And then he makes a day break for visiting injured? Big mistake... He also knew about the manouver of the prussians, but he did not react because he thought its not possible for a retreating army to do so. If he had send Grochy to Wavre, the prussians could not reinforce the british (maybe only Bülows Corps.. maybe). And at the end he still outnumbered the allied forces but desided to throw away his best troops instead of retreating and looking for a new better battlefield. Or so play his genius and outmanouver them like in the past wars. So his army paniced after the prussians cut them off and were in a trap after the british defeated the old guard. Their was no retreat for them.