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Waterloo

This presentation of 'Waterloo', a film by Karl Grune about the last hurrah of Napoleon, is a fascinating companion to the Abel Gance epic 'Napoleon'. 'Waterloo' presents a tale of several people involved in the final battle. Napoleon and Wellington, of course, but also the Austrian general Blutcher (who is seen as a ladies' man - his scene with a flirty Countess about halfway through the film is priceless; as are his touching scenes with his plain wife (who he imagines to be a young and nubile girl when they get romantic) and some people within his regiment. Not simply a film of war, 'Waterloo' is a story of people, of lovers, of lost opportunities.

Top Cast

  • Charles Willy Kayser

    Charles Willy Kayser

    König Friedrich Wilhelm III.

  • Charles Vanel

    Charles Vanel

    Napoleon

  • Otto Gebühr

    Otto Gebühr

    'Der alte Fritz' & Feldmarschall Blücher

  • Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

    Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

    Blüchers Frau

  • Friedrich Ulmer

    Friedrich Ulmer

    Gneisenau

  • Georg Henrich

    Georg Henrich

    Hardenberg

  • Karl Graumann

    Karl Graumann

    Fürst Metternich

  • Humberston Wright

    Humberston Wright

    Herzog Wellington

  • Carl de Vogt

    Carl de Vogt

    Marshall Ney

Overview

This presentation of 'Waterloo', a film by Karl Grune about the last hurrah of Napoleon, is a fascinating companion to the Abel Gance epic 'Napoleon'. 'Waterloo' presents a tale of several people involved in the final battle. Napoleon and Wellington, of course, but also the Austrian general Blutcher (who is seen as a ladies' man - his scene with a flirty Countess about halfway through the film is priceless; as are his touching scenes with his plain wife (who he imagines to be a young and nubile girl when they get romantic) and some people within his regiment. Not simply a film of war, 'Waterloo' is a story of people, of lovers, of lost opportunities.

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