---
title: 'Waterloo (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sergei Bondarchuk'
released: '1970-10-26'
runtime_minutes: 134
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/waterloo-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066549/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Waterloo (1970)

1970 · G · 134 min · Drama, War, History · Soviet Union, Italy

Original title: Ватерлоо

## Synopsis

Waterloo is a 1970 English-language epic historical drama film about the Battle of Waterloo, the decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars. A co-production between Italy and the Soviet Union, it was directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington. Other stars include Jack Hawkins as General Sir Thomas Picton, Virginia McKenna as the Duchess of Richmond, Dan O'Herlihy as Marshal Ney, and Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France. The film is centered not just on the Battle of Waterloo, but also on the days that led to the campaign known as the Hundred Days.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sergei Bondarchuk](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-bondarchuk)
- **Screenplay:** [Sergei Bondarchuk](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-bondarchuk), [Mario Soldati](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-soldati), [H.A.L. Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-a-l-craig)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armando Nannuzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-nannuzzi)
- **Editor:** [Richard C. Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-c-meyer)

## Cast

- [Rodolfo Lodi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-lodi)
- [Orso Maria Guerrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/orso-maria-guerrini) as Officer
- [Veronica De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-de-laurentiis) as Magdalen Hall
- [Philippe Forquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-forquet) as Charles de la Bédoyère
- [Dan O'Herlihy](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-o-herlihy) as Michel Ney
- [Andrea Checchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-checchi) as Soldier of the Old Guard
- [John Savident](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-savident) as Karl Freiherr von Müffling
- [Jeffry Wickham](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffry-wickham) as John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton
- [Willoughby Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/willoughby-gray) as Major William Ramsay
- [Oleg Vidov](https://cinepixo.com/people/oleg-vidov) as Tomlinson
- [Vasily Livanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-livanov)
- [Donal Donnelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/donal-donnelly) as Corporal O'Connor
- [Irina Skobtseva](https://cinepixo.com/people/irina-skobtseva)
- [Yan Yanakiyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/yan-yanakiyev) as Dominique Jean Larrey
- [Adrian Brine](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-brine)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/waterloo-1970
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1604818); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.