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Cast verified as complete
Rod Steiger | ... |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Christopher Plummer | ... |
Arthur Wellesley - Duke of Wellington
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Orson Welles | ... |
Louis XVIII
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Jack Hawkins | ... |
Gen. Sir Thomas Picton
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Virginia McKenna | ... |
Duchess of Richmond
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Dan O'Herlihy | ... |
Marshal Michel Ney
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Rupert Davies | ... |
Gordon
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Philippe Forquet | ... |
La Bedoyere
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Gianni Garko | ... |
Drouot
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Ivo Garrani | ... |
Soult
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Ian Ogilvy | ... |
De Lancey
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Michael Wilding | ... |
Ponsonby
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Sergo Zakariadze | ... |
Blucher
(as Serghej Zakhariadze)
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Terence Alexander | ... |
Uxbridge
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Andrea Checchi | ... |
Sauret
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Donal Donnelly | ... |
O'Connor
(as Donald Donnelly)
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Charles Millot | ... |
Grouchy
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Evgeniy Samoylov | ... |
Cambronne
(as Eughenj Samoilov)
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Oleg Vidov | ... |
Tomlinson
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Charles Borromel | ... |
Mulholland
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Peter Davies | ... |
Lord Hay
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Veronica De Laurentiis | ... |
Magdalene Hall
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Vladimir Druzhnikov | ... |
Gerard
(as Vladimir Drujnikov)
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Willoughby Gray | ... |
Ramsey
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Roger Green | ... |
Duncan
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Orso Maria Guerrini | ... |
Officer
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Richard Heffer | ... |
Mercer
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Orazio Orlando | ... |
Constant
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John Savident | ... |
Muffling
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Jeffry Wickham | ... |
Colborne
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Susan Wood | ... |
Sarah
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Gennadi Yudin | ... |
Chactas
(as Ghennady Yudin)
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Robert Rietty | ... |
Gen. Sir Thomas Picton (voice)
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Isabella Albonico | ... |
Lady Webster (uncredited)
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Guglielmo Ambrosi | ... |
1st Sergeant (uncredited)
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Camillo Angelini-Rota | ... |
Dr Vitrolles (uncredited)
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Rino Bellini | ... |
Coulincourt (uncredited)
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Vaclovas Bledis | ... |
Colson (uncredited)
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Armando Bottin | ... |
Legros (uncredited)
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Adrian Brine | ... |
Capt. Normyle (uncredited)
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Sisto Brunetti | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Pauls Butkevics | ... |
Officer with Wellington (uncredited)
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Omero Capanna | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Pietro Ceccarelli | ... |
Rumigus (uncredited)
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Aldo Cecconi | ... |
King Charles X (uncredited)
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Enrico Cesaretti | ... |
Dancing Man (uncredited)
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Massimo Della Torre | ... |
Cambaceres (uncredited)
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Andrea Dosne | ... |
Lady of the Court (uncredited)
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Allan Elledge | ... |
3rd Sergeant (uncredited)
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Andrea Esterhazy | ... |
Duke of Richmond (uncredited)
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Félix Eynas | ... |
Patsy (uncredited)
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Franco Fantasia | ... |
Delessart (uncredited)
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Guidarino Guidi | ... |
Fat Man (uncredited)
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Valery Guryev | ... |
Fainting Soldier (uncredited)
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Fred Jackson | ... |
Prince of Brunswick (uncredited)
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Edward Febo Kelleng | ... |
French Royalty Member (uncredited)
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Valentin Koval | ... |
MacMahon (uncredited)
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Vladimir Levchenko | ... |
Drummer (uncredited)
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Vasiliy Livanov | ... |
Percy (uncredited)
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Rodolfo Lodi | ... |
Joseph Fouche (uncredited)
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Jean Louis | ... |
Oudinot (uncredited)
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Karl Lyepinsk | ... |
Gen. August Gneisenau (uncredited)
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Oleg Mikhajlov | ... |
(uncredited)
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Ivan Milanov | ... |
Soldier with Ney (uncredited)
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Boris Molchanov | ... |
Gen. Bertrand (uncredited)
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Viktor Murganov | ... |
Somerset (uncredited)
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Aleksandr Parkhomenko | ... |
Wounded Officer (uncredited)
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Filippo Perego | ... |
Saint-Cyr (uncredited)
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Vasili Plaksin | ... |
Maitland (uncredited)
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Lev Polyakov | ... |
Kellerman (uncredited)
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Giuliano Raffaelli | ... |
McDonald (uncredited)
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Ruggero Rosi | ... |
British Officer at the Ball (uncredited)
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Georgi Rybakov | ... |
Taylor (uncredited)
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Nando Sarlo | ... |
Man at the Ball (uncredited)
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Giorgio Sciolette | ... |
Marshal Berthier (uncredited)
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Attilio Severini | ... |
Boudin (uncredited)
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Vladimir Shakalo | ... |
Episode (uncredited)
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Irina Skobtseva | ... |
Maria (uncredited)
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Valentins Skulme | ... |
Tamburo Maggione (uncredited)
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William Slater | ... |
2nd Sergeant (uncredited)
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Sergio Testori | ... |
Marbot (uncredited)
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Vladimir Udalov | ... |
Lancer with Napoleonic Hat (uncredited)
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Colin Watson | ... |
McKevitt (uncredited)
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Yan Yanakiyev | ... |
Larrey (uncredited)
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Rostislav Yankovskiy | ... |
Flahaut (uncredited)
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Igor Yasulovich | ... |
Officer of the 13 Square (uncredited)
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Andrey Yurenev | ... |
Corporal (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sergey Bondarchuk | ... | (as Sergei Bondarchuk) |
Written by
H.A.L. Craig | ... | (story and screenplay) |
Sergey Bondarchuk | ... | (screenplay collaboration) (as Sergei Bondarchuk) & |
Vittorio Bonicelli | ... | (screenplay collaboration) |
Mario Soldati | ... | (dialogue: Italian version) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Tom Carlile | ... | associate producer |
Dino De Laurentiis | ... | executive producer (uncredited) / producer |
Richard C. Meyer | ... | associate executive |
Music by
Nino Rota |
Cinematography by
Armando Nannuzzi | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Richard C. Meyer |
Editorial Department
Vanio Amici | ... | first assistant editor |
Yelena Mikhaylova | ... | associate editor (as E.V. Mikhailova) |
Jean Oser | ... | associate editor |
Tanner Buschman | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Edoardo Romani | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Mario Garbuglia |
Art Direction by
Ferdinando Giovannoni | ||
Said Menyalshchikov | ... | (as A. Menialshikov) |
Semyon Valyushok | ... | (as S. Valiushek) |
Set Decoration by
Emilio D'Andria | ||
Ken Muggleston | ... | (as Kenneth Mugglestone) |
Makeup Department
Paolo Borselli | ... | hair stylist (as Paolo Borzelli) |
Mikhail Chikiryov | ... | makeup artist (as Mikhail Chikirev) |
Alberto De Rossi | ... | makeup supervisor |
Giannetto De Rossi | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Guglielmo Ambrosi | ... | production manager |
Guy Luongo | ... | production supervisor |
Piotor M. Sviridov | ... | production supervisor |
Mario Abussi | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Alfredo De Laurentiis | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
Paul Hitchcock | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Erik Waisberg | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anatoli Chemodurov | ... | second unit director (as A. Chemadurov) |
Vladimir Dostal | ... | first assistant director |
Allan Elledge | ... | assistant director (as Alan Elledge) |
Tomaso Sherman | ... | assistant director (as Tommaso Sherman) |
Sound Department
Renato De Santis | ... | sound |
John Dennis | ... | sound (as John S. Dennis) |
Gordon Everett | ... | sound |
Kevin Gurry | ... | boom operator |
Christopher Lancaster | ... | sound editor |
Gordon K. McCallum | ... | sound re-recordist (as Gordon McCallum) |
Yuri Mikhajlov | ... | sound (as Juri Mikhailov) |
Alban Streeter | ... | sound editor (as Alan Streeter) |
Les Wiggins | ... | supervising sound editor |
Graham V. Hartstone | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
John Hayward | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Mike Hopkins | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Primiano Muratori | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Vladimir Likhachyov | ... | special effects (as Vladimir Likhachov) |
Mario Bava | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Giulio Molinari | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Franco Fantasia | ... | stunt coordinator |
Pietro Ceccarelli | ... | stunt actor (uncredited) |
Mario Dionisi | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Nosher Powell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Alfonso Avincola | ... | still photographer |
Giuseppe Berardini | ... | camera operator |
J.N. Carpuchin | ... | camera operator |
Nino Cristiani | ... | second unit cameraman |
Paul Ronald | ... | still photographer |
Cristo Verrillo | ... | electrician |
Federico Del Zoppo | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Silvano Mancini | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Daniele Nannuzzi | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nadezhda Buzina | ... | wardrobe mistress (as Nadejda Busina) |
Maria De Matteis | ... | costume designer: civilian |
Maria Fanetti | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Ugo Pericoli | ... | costume designer: military |
Alberto Verso | ... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Wilfred Josephs | ... | music consultant / composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Bruno Nicolai | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Elvira D'Amico | ... | script continuity |
Dino De Laurentiis | ... | presenter |
Heinz Feldhaus | ... | technician: Panavision |
Willoughby Gray | ... | military consultant |
M. Kozakov | ... | military consultant (as Gen. M. Kozakov) |
Gino Landi | ... | choreographer |
A. Lushinsky | ... | military consultant (as Gen. A. Lushinsky) |
Nikolay Oslikovskiy | ... | military consultant (as Gen. N. Oslikovsky) |
Anna Popova | ... | production liaison |
William Slater | ... | dialogue director |
Robert Rietty | ... | adr director (uncredited) / voice dubbing (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Mosfilm (1970) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Euro International Films (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1970) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1971) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1971) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1971) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Kamera (1971) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1971) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (United States) (tv)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1987) (Australia) (video)
- Videosonic (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Video Collection International (1991) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD) (cut)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- BBC Two (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Explosive-Media (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Imprint Films (2020) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Columbia Pictures (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Video Trade (Finland) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dino Edizioni Musicali (music published by)
- Pinewood Studios (post production recording)
- Bermans, London (costume house)
- L. Cantini & C.S.N.C. (costume house)
- Nino Lembo (jewelry by)
- L. Daffini (arms by)
- The Soviet Army (Dino De Laurentiis wishes to thank, for making this film possible)
- Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
- Ditta Pompei (shoes by)
- G. Rocchetti (wigs by)
- Props - Attrezzi Speciali per Cinema (props by)
- Rancati (props by)
- The Gordon Highlanders, First Battalion (the producer also wishes to thank)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but has never faced Napoleon. Wellington stands between Napoleon with a makeshift Anglo-Allied army and the Prussians. A Napoleon victory will plunge Europe back into a long term war. An allied victory could bring long term peace to Europe. The two meet at Waterloo where the fate of Europe will be decided.
Written by John Vogel |
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Taglines | One incredible afternoon Napoleon met Wellington . . . at Waterloo. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | At over £12 million, it was one of the most expensive films ever made at the time. Dino De Laurentiis had wanted to make it for 10 years, but his production company couldn't afford it. Then Mosfilm stepped in, contributing over £4 million, 20,000 soldiers, a full brigade of Soviet cavalry, and vast numbers of engineers and laborers to prepare locations and facilities for 48 days of shooting in the Ukraine. If it had been made in the West without the Red Army's assistance, it would have cost 3 times as much. To recreate the battlefield, the Soviets bulldozed 2 hills, deepened a valley, laid miles of roads, transplanted 5,000 trees, sowed fields of rye, barley, and wildflowers, and reconstructed 4 historic buildings. The production included Italian and Russian technicians, English and French advisors, Yugoslav stuntmen, and actors from America, Canada, England, Ireland, Italy, France, and Russia. See more » |
Goofs | When the Prussian troops appear, the music of "Deutschland ueber alles" can be heard. "Deutschland ueber alles" only became the national anthem of Germany in 1922. It was never used by Prussia. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981). See more » |
Quotes |
Duke of Wellington:
Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won. See more » |