Waterloo
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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.

  • Released: 1929-11-07
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: War, Thriller, History
  • Stars: Otto Gebühr, Humberston Wright, Betty Bird, Charles Willy Kayser, Friedrich Ulmer, Carl de Vogt, Fred Immler, Charles Vanel, Will Dohm, Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg, Oskar Marion, Georg Henrich, Vera Malinovskaya, Karl Graumann, Camilla von Hollay, Helmuth Renar, Franz Scharwenka
  • Director: Karl Grune