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Waterloo

Epic historical drama recreating Napoleon's final defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington and his allied forces in Belgium. Starring Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer.

Epic historical drama. 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, until now...

2 hours, 9 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Mar 2018 13:20

Credits

Role Contributor
Napoleon Bonaparte Rod Steiger
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Christopher Plummer
King Louis XVIII Orson Welles
General Sir Thomas Picton Jack Hawkins
Duchess of Richmond Virginia McKenna
Marshal Michel Ney Dan O'Herlihy
Lord Gordon Rupert Davies
Le Bedoyere Philippe Forquet
General Drouot Gianni Garko
Marshal Soult Ivo Garrani
William De Lancey Ian Ogilvy
Sir William Ponsonby Michael Wilding
Lord Uxbridge Terence Alexander
Muffling John Savident
Blucher Sergo Zakariadze
Sauret Andrea Checchi
Producer Dino De Laurentiis
Director Sergei Bondarchuk
Writer HAL Craig

Broadcasts

  • Sat 18 Oct 2008 14:20
  • Sat 17 Oct 2009 14:20
  • Sat 27 Nov 2010 14:05
  • Tue 27 Dec 2011 21:00
  • Sat 23 Jun 2012 14:35
  • Sun 2 Nov 2014 13:20
  • Wed 30 Dec 2015 08:20
  • Sat 25 Feb 2017 13:00
  • Sat 17 Mar 2018 13:20

麻豆社 iWonder: The Battle of Waterloo

The day that decided Europe's fate.