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Waterloo [DVD] [1970]

DVD ~ Rod Steiger
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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"A film that will never be equalled for its spectacle and dramatic power" says the stirring trailer on this otherwise sparsely featured DVD. Taking the story of the Napoleonic Wars to Bonaparte's final defeat, Waterloo is an unofficial continuation to director Sergei Bondarchuk's own 70mm super-epic War and Peace (1968). The climactic battle of Waterloo is shown in the second half of the film and re-enacted with such stunning realism by a cast of around 20,000 extras that it looks like documentary footage from history itself (some 20 years later, Gettysburg, 1993, did the same for the American Civil War). Those who hailed the groundbreaking impact of Saving Private Ryan should see Bondarchuk's films, as for sheer scale and intensity--if not bloodiness--they make Spielberg's hit look like an amateur video. Without ever attempting a French accent, Rod Steiger makes a commanding Napoleon, Christopher Plummer a worthy adversary as Wellington, while the supporting cast led by Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins and Virginia McKenna is excellent. The DVD transfer is richly detailed and clear, though the print itself could have done with just a little restoration. Though dated, Abel Glance's Napoleon (1928) remains definitive for many, perhaps explaining why Stanley Kubrick eventually abandoned his planned Napoleon film, instead making the 18th Century period epic Barry Lyndon (1974). --Gary S.Dalkin

Special Features
2.35 Wide Screen
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Quad Surround English
Dolby Quad Surround
Scene Selections
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing spectacle, 26 May 2004
By David C. Read (Glendale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a truly astonishing film. I doubt it could even be attempted today. The number of uniformed extras is astonishing considering the cost of the uniforms involved, especially the beautiful French cavalry and infantry uniforms. The charge of the Scots Grays Cavalry is magnificently filmed, clearly inspired by a famous painting.

The battle is somewhat accurately depicted, insofar as the order of engagements, charges, and skirmishes. Toward the end, however, it becomes confusing, and has obviously been severely edited for time. Other reviewers have stated that the film was originally four hours long. This version is only a little over two hours. I would not have complained had it been a full hour longer, so long as that hour was devoted to accurately depicting the battle, and showing off some of the amazing uniforms, especially of the French cavalry. Frankly, the battle itself seems to have been somewhat shortchanged in this shorter version.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great and only a step from superb., 12 Oct 2003
This film has probably the greatest battle scene ever shown, the detail and comparison to the original battlefield is excellent. The film however, in this form, suffers from poor cuts and editing. When will a release of the original 4 hour epic take place? this has over 2 hours dedicated to the battle. Still a great film withgreat performances, and a must for either the historical or war fan.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best!, 7 Aug 2004
By Lain Iwakura (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
I am not a war or history movie buff. However I saw half of this movie by chance over 10 years ago and since then Napoleon's drive has remained in my memories.

I decided to re-watch this movie before purchasing it recently as memory has a way of making things greater than they were. I am glad to say that from the opening scene to the end this movie is amazing, everything I remember and more.

I highly recommend it to anyone with a dream.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film
This is an excellent film, full of action and has a gripping ending with some very famous actors playing leading roles. Read more
Published 25 days ago by T. M. Perkins

5.0 out of 5 stars The confusion that was 'Waterloo'
At best the battle of Waterloo was a confusing event. The film seems to match that exactly. There does not seem to be a thread that joins it all together. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kenneth Fitzgerald

2.0 out of 5 stars Wellington and Waterloo
There are problems with this film. Firstly, it has an inadequate score. What it needs is a grand theme tune which recurs throughout, but it doesn't have one. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Oliver Twist

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Rod Steiger's most overlooked underappreciated performances....
In the tradition of the cinematic epics like Kubrick's "Spartacus" and Mann's "Fall of the Roman Empire," Bondarchuk's "Waterloo" succeeds in depicting Napoleon's desperate and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by K. M Pizzi

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Spetical of a movie
This film shows the battle of Waterloo to a fair extent if a little inaccuratly, but on a scale little scene even in these days of CGI. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. R. S. Hutton Mckee

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth Watching
Though this is not as good that other epic film about a famous battle-Zulu, the sheer scope of it is magnificent. The battle scenes and costumes are second to none. Read more
Published 17 months ago by S. Skilton

3.0 out of 5 stars Overated arty epic.
The battle of Waterloo was a tense, massive battle which ended the Napoleonic era. It was death or glory for both sides with Napoleon taking on the undefeated Lord Wellington for... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Prof TBun

3.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining film, although inaccurate.
Waterloo was "a close run thing", as the Duke of Wellington once said. It was fought by at least four armies in their different uniforms. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Francisco Robles eachen

5.0 out of 5 stars More One-Liners than any other film
This is a superb film, despite the battle being messed about by editing down to produce a 2 hour film. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr Richard Varley

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a film to watch if you suffer from Insomnia........
because I think it's a fair guarantee to send you to sleep. If Napolean was anywhere like Rod Steiger plays him then he should have been exiled long before he was as he would... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Patrick H. Williams

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