Napoleon and Aurelian are my top choices for a historical miniseries. Incredible glory and tragedy. Kinda crazy that Alexander and Hannibal haven't gotten a big budget miniseries.
one could believe that Rod was Napoleon reincarnated ... as well Plummer was brilliant, providing just enough "flake" to justify his role ... Bless them both !!!
Personally, I don't agree. It doesn't really represent the person Napoleon was. In this film, it almost looks like a crazy madman. The emperor had his moments of anger, but he was still a thoughtful man.
@@Intleachtuil_1er No offense but nobody alive today can really accurately describe Napoleon's true personality. Steiger's performance is probably pretty accurate considering Napoleon was not a well man in 1815. Even in the opening scene in ”Waterloo” we see a Napoleon in 1814; defeated, unshaven, depressed and exhausted. Not only was he involved in numerous bloody battles…Napoleon was desperate, aging and suffering from a number of painful physical ailments. No doubt, severe anxiety and lack of sleep was also taking a physical toll on Napoleon more and more as time went on. The disastrous Russian campaign had to be the beginning of Napoleon’s decline both mentally and physically. As a result, his moods had to be quite flux. Bad moods and fits of anger were probably more common than in Napoleon's heyday of Austerlitz and Wagram. Rod Steiger, being around the same age as Napoleon in 1815, had always brought a certain high level of energy to his roles and I believe he did Napoleon a great justice by portraying the man as a human being; not some regal portrait in a fancy painting.
A critic called it an "unusual interpretation" which is what I thought when I saw the trailer for "Napoleon" starring Joachin Phoenix. Don't get me wrong, I am excited to see it, but mostly because I think it will be cool to see most of the battles on the big screen for the first time ever, like that scene from the Battle of Eylau. I guess everyone's interpretation is different when it comes to the character. I thought the show with John Malkovich was an awful version of Napoleon.
@@kingjoe3rd"The show with John Malkovich" is better than this movie. People only like this movie because of the battle scenes not the history which lacks a lot of things. Didnt show him writing to his wife and son for exemple. Its Napoleon for exportation.
I'm 8 min and 52 seconds into this film and nothing Hollywood has put out in recent memory gives me the sense of gravity and depth I have tasted so far. I am not a huge movie buff but this is such *magnificent* acting!!!
Napoleon: "Well, they've done it. Declared me an enemy of humanity. All Europe has declared war against me. Not against France but against ME." Bedoyere: "They dignify you, sire, by making you a nation."
@@infinitecanadian Constitutional emperor. If you think Napoleon was a dictator, then all other European powers were also dictatorships, Russia and Prussia being the most strong ones.
@@LockonStratos21 If only Berthier had not fled with the Bourbons, and had Bessieres not been killed. So many what ifs one decision, one man or even one moment could have and did change the course of history.
Davey Givens and powder blanks followed by repeating powder blanks in musket followed by possible animals harmed in making of film followed by shooting only one colors of a cannon in different angles so you spend less money on mutual powder shots followed by scarecrows behide the 2nd and 1st row followed by pretending the ground was muddy but it was gray and not full green. All I'm saying it's slot more then just meets the eye, and maybe and most likely more work and by all that is true 100% more thought and creativity and it is the creativity that is all the more out standing.
dasd blian Have you no imagination, it seems you might be suffering OCD. Or........ You must be a Master Director? This film is unparalleled, it is a masterpiece of a film. It's as close as you can get in terms of sequence wardrobe and feeling. It condenses the events of the final stages of the French empire explicitly well. Orem Wells . The magnificent Rod Steiger . Really I suggest you reconsider .
Green screen, or lack thereof, does not make or break a film. Also, this film is entirely unexceptional. If you want to see a great film, why don't you watch Le Silence de la Mer, or Citizen Kane, or 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Boromirino Kripperino Citizen Kane and especially 2001 aren’t good films to compare to Waterloo as both are just brilliant. Waterloo is excellent too but it can’t be put down just because it’s not one of the top 10 best films of all time. 99% of films would be failures if compared to those two. But... I haven’t seen the French film. I’ll need to check that out. Can you tell me anything about it?
It’s unfortunate movies like this will never be made again. 16,000+ extras, and horses. I work in the industry and the insurance alone for such a large group would bankrupt a movie. You aren’t even allowed to have a horse in a movie without a saddle.
This version brings NAPOLEON BONAPARTE to life. Rod Steiger should have been nominated for an OSCAR. I had a VHS of Abel Gance's NAPOLEON but it was stolen. I hope you can download that movie. Thank You so much for this movie.
@ Napoleon spread many of the ideas of the French revolution. Sure there was a lot of killing and a lot of death, but he changed Europe for the better.
thank you for not accepting the ad money and giving us the real deal. sad that your vid has way less views than the other one that took the ad money. wonder how that happened. #algorithm
I think he should have taken the ad money. But you shouldn't be the one complaining about it. If you don't like the ads so much you can actually rent or buy the whole film. It's not something morally wrong to insert ads, its just you not wanting to spend few dollars.
COPS .101 that’s fine. You have an option of not watching RU-vid or paying for RU-vid premium. I have premium and I have absolutely zero ads. Only ads I have which the video directors themselves described through their mouth.
@@StopFear your point is 100% valid but I think he is referring to those people that post "full movies" and its actually just a 2 hour long ad or half the screen is the movie and the other half is ads
People spent countless man hours and money to make this film and you want to get it for free? I wonder if you ever made something of this quality if you would be okay with other people stealing it.
"Never interrupt your enemy while he's making a mistake. That's bad manners." - Napoleon. When fighting great generals like Robert E.. Lee and Napoleon you just have to wait until they make a mistake, human beings all make mistakes regardless of talent and they will eventually have a Waterloo or a Gettysburg.
Brilliant tactician, some claim that like Rommel he was rather poor at logistics...Citing his campaigns in Egypt, Russia. Though just as Rommel understood the danger of Malta and how big a gamble his own 1942 race into Egypt was, Napoleon knew before anyone else that he was in trouble and risking everything in Russia and even considered stopping at Vilna and Vitebsk or staying defensive at Moscow but he'd managed to win out so many times before and the need to avoid admitting he'd made a disastrous error led him on and on.
@@regertz For swift and decisive you want Rommel, for worn out battle of attrition you want Montgomery who was awesome organizer, but medicore commander.
Love to see a movie about the 1813 campaign when Bonaparte still had a decent chance of holding most of his gains. Even if he'd won at Waterloo and smashed the Prussians in a third fight, the odds were very long against him.
He should have just temporarily given up Germany and Westphalia to get the Russian army to go home. With time his marriage to Marie Louise could have produced an alliance with the Austrians and he could have reclaimed Poland if he had let his army and country recover from the 1812 disaster. But his pride cost him too much.
He would have forced the British to make piece since it would be the first time he would destroy one of their field armies also he would have eliminated their best troops veterans of Iberia as well as that he would wiped out British command and crushed the British will to fight by defeating their best commander in the field Wellington.
@@beniaminorzechowski9913 excellent observation ... but then there was the Grouchy Debacle that felled Napoleon ... however He could have defeated the whole of Europe in the years that follow !!!
Yeahh, you hit the right nail. It was Soviet Army division 18k people participated it this film. And also there is no any relation to Colambia pictures. This film was made by Soviet film studio - "MosFilm" in cooperation with some Italian studios. Directed by Fedor Bondarchuk. Very famous Soviet film-directror.
@@nightking3877 Wouldn't change much on the strategic outcome. Coalition forces present at Waterloo were but the vanguard of much bigger armies. At best Napoleon could have escaped by sea to America.
Thank GOD the director did not coerce Steiger to undertake some sort of ridiculous accent. His performance is astounding, although I would expect nothing less from him.
@@blessOTMA Well, Napoléon never was a corporal, he was an officer: lieutenant at the young age of 16 after his schooling in the military schools of Brienne and Paris. The "little corporal" was the nickname his soldiers gave him during the campaign of Italy.
I used to hate older movies, but now that I am in my 30s I appreciate them even more. And this is one of the best historical movies I have ever seen. This and Gettysburg take the cake for me.,
Beautifully dine movie. Steiger was excellent as Bonaparte! Plummer was more than excellent in his portrayal as the UPSTART Arthur Wellesley later Duke of Wellington. Are they STILL holding the traditional Waterloo dinners at Apsley house, I wonder...? Went to one it was boring beyond belief......!
British Cavalry was known as the most undisciplined in Europe. Wellington hated them and considered them an liability. Full of fanciful hotshots who never trained seriously the way French, Prussian or Austrian cavalry did.
An excellent movie. I especially like the authentic music that was actually played as they went into battle. Those poor kids, the drummer boys. I can't believe they were sacrificed that way.Cavalry charge on the squares was my favorite scene. Plummer superb as the unruffled Wellington. Thank you for offering this.
The Soviet and the italians. Don't forget that the producer, the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the production designer, the costume designer were all italian artists. Produttore (producer) Dino De Laurentiis - Fotografia (cinematographer) Armando Nannuzzi - Effetti speciali (VFX) Vladimir Likhachyov and Giulio Molinari - Musiche Nino Rota - Scenografia (production designer) Mario Garbuglia - Costumi (costume designer) Maria De Matteis
It appears to that Rodney Steiger DEFINITELY did his homework on Napoleon Bonaparte before filming WATERLOO. He even had Napoleon's facial "ticks" down pat! Yes, Rod Steiger not only played Napoleon, he BECAME him!
All the metal bits catching glare in the long range shots at 1:21:26 - these are the little details CGI won't ever care to replicate. The horse messengers running the lines laterally passing orders and information. This was the last of the great war movie at just about reenactment scale.
i think those were production assistants running around telling the extras what is going on and what to do next. but because they were also dressed up it looked like war messangers, so great trick there.
This gives you the chance to see World Class actors at work, Rod Steiger doing Napoleon using the Method, and Christopher Plummer , a Shakespearen actor, playing Wellington. Plummer seems to be perpetually amused by the battle, which may not be far from the truth.
Best battle scene of any war movie is air cavalry descending on Vietnamese village in Apocalypse Now. But Waterloo is quite good, particularly as a period and war movie in one. Two other war films I like from 1970 are M.A.S.H. and Patton.
@@kaiserjager2754 this wrong country was able doing such good films not for money, just for art of cinema. For you it maybe empire of evil , but for us it was home and far more fair place for living than modern Russia
Rod Steiger is astounding as Napoleon. Such tension and desperation especially when it's announced that the Old Guard has broken. Stunning. Kudos also to Dan O Herlihy's excellent portrayal of Marshall Ney.
Hey Zeus Wept The argument isn’t entirely without merit. Here is a quote that I managed to gleam from an online source, “Napoleon had a lot of illnesses, and he suffered badly from hemorrhoids. We know that his diet was lacking, that he was normally constipated...and those factors could explain what happened at Waterloo.” Napoleon at Waterloo wasn’t the same Napoleon of the Italian Campaign or Marengo or Austerlitz or Friedland. By 1815, he was an old, sickly man suffering from many ailments and that easily could affect someone’s ability to successful lead a high stakes and very stressful campaign with these hardships that he had to endure. Imagine if Napoleon at Waterloo, was the Napoleon of Rivoli or Austerlitz then Wellington wouldn’t have stood a chance at all! In the words of a fellow Napoleon enthusiast “Wellington beat a 1% Napoleon and thinks he’s amazing.” I know their were other factors of course involved at Waterloo, but Napoleon’s declining health could very well be and likely is definitely one of them!
@@CocoTaveras8975 It's a combination of declining health and other factors. It would be wise not to discount the fact Wellington had a decade to learn Napoleon's craft, study his methods and as what happened in the battle learn to predict and outmaneuver him. Time was moving forward, and the unique genius of Napoleon had become a part of European military's common consciousness. To put it harshly, his innovations had become old news. Wellington played his cards almost perfectly, robbing Napoleon of his strengths and denying him every advantage he tried to eke out. Although the movie portrays it differently, there's a fairly good chance Napoleon could have fought all day regardless of Blucher's intervention, and would not be able to dislodge the British from that hill. As much as I love Monsieur Bonaparte, he finally met his match on that day.
What an astonishing life. One of the 10 most extraordinary humans to have ever lived. I don't care if it ended on an island in the South Atlantic. People forget, prior to 1809 all the wars he fought were declared against France. Yes Spain and Russia were of his doing, and his end. But the 100 days only reaffirmed his legacy. He is beyond legend. His presence lives today in French law in the Napoleonic Code. It was under Napoleon's rule that a man could rise through the ranks because of his ability, not because his father was a Lord or Baron. Watch the PBS series on his life. The last commentary words of the entire series summed him up. "He will never die."
I'm an American living in Ukraine.They filmed it here using almost 18thousand troops from the Soviet army and taking 6 months to teach them how to shoot muskets and do drill correctly plus a lot more too.There us almost no CGI in this movie,its almost all real.
“But he’s no gentleman” Classic. Top 5 best war movies. The Canadian Plummer plays the quintessential British gentleman and the New Yorker Steiger plays the “Will of France”...brilliant casting! “Nothing so terrible as a battle lost than a battle won”
Rod steiger est impressionnant dans ce rôle il est certainement l'acteur qui ait le mieux incarné Napoleon; sa posture et son charisme naturel y ont beaucoup contribués. Dommage qu'il n'ait pas reçu un Oscar pour ce rôle au plus près de la vérité.
Jamais l'Occident dégénéré n'aurait donné un Oscar à un film soviétique. Et ce n'est pas plus mal, toute récompense de l'Occident est un poison désormais.
As a professional chef it always upsets me to see Napoleon stand up and leave the table making the marshals follow. Bro, someone worked hard on that meal!!
Great movie, I remember watching some of it when I was much younger. It seemed much more chaotic than even now. What a way to wage war. Like pieces on a chess board, the soldiers wait in the open, exploding cannon fire coming at them. Then they rush forward into hell when they are called. Like ants into a fire. It gives a real meaning to cannon fodder. And what Wellington says at the end “Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won.” Thanks for the upload without the ads, it made all the difference.
In 1970 the way they made movies was just - what is the word for it? Long scenes, lots of silence, crazy cuts, close ups, angles that made it art - I can't wait for this directing style to return to cinema. It will.
First, I must thank Marlbrouk for posting such a fantastic movie. Being a Rod Steiger fan, I admit, I missed this one when it came out in 1970. Before the battle of Waterloo, it was interesting to see how the British officers were all toasting each other. There was an etiquette for battle with armies of countries back then. First, they played music and bagpipes to rally up the men. It was interesting when the Redcoats arrived in North America to fight Washington and the colonies. The Brits were used to the formality of war, marching in a straight line. Whereas, the colonies were probably the first army to use gorilla war tactics. This was one of the greatest war films I’ve ever seen. I can see how military historians would enjoy watching such a film. Steiger regrets not taking the role of Patton in 1970. I’m glad the late George C. Scott took the role as he brought a certain panache to the role. I feel this is probably one of Steiger’s greatest roles. Christopher Plummer was brilliant as Wellington. What a great movie! Many thanks again to Marlbrouk!
Before the Revolution The Redcoats and Colonists fought the French and Native Americans, the Natives and French fought with guerrilla warfare, so they were used to it.
George Armstrong Custer plus they had loyalist militias and dagoons, which also fought with such tactics. The English were not some ignorant bumbling military force in North America during the late 1700’s, which to many people think they were at that time.
'gorilla' No, they were not the first. Guerrilla and asymmetric warfare has been a thing since Sargon. There were numerous British army units incorporating riflemen and light infantry, and the Ferguson rifle saw service. Both sides in the war utilised lines and related tactics, because guerrillas don't win major wars like that.
It's also important to note that each regiment in the American theatre had a light infantry company, and offices were instructed in light infantry drill.
I'll watch anything with Rod Steiger. Such a sublime actor. Kubrick wished he could have made a film on NAPOLEON, but I wonder if it would have been as good as this..Well it certainly would have been different--but with all natural lighting, at least! Thanks for the upload!
What a brilliant movie. The opening scene, with the generals in lock step, confidence in their eyes.... as soon as they get close to Napolean, round the corner. They lose their purpose and become more concerned with what Napolean feels. Jaws agap, instead of telling him they ask. And Napolean shows his true monstrous self........ All in one scene. Let the show begin and the audience falls for Napolean KNOWING what he is. Just like the French did. Simply amazing movie.
Wanted to watch this after inaccuracies of the new Napoleon movie from the trailer. This one has them too, but less obvious and really, really enjoyable. Love the extras over CGI.
And in Italy.....the corrupted local political in " Le mani sulla città" ; enormous prove of actor....until now the film is studied...... And a stupend film of the end of Mussolini..... Rod Steiger is Great......incredible there are many people don't know him.....
Amazing performance by Steiger alone as Napoleon. When filming many scenes, the Russian film crews were using "end cuts" in the film canisters; meaning that they were not fully loaded with film, because of money problems. Steiger would do an outstanding performance, and later learn that is was not on film. Needless to say, he was very upset (putting it mildly) I cannot THANK YOU enough for this!
ROD STEIGER IS NAPOLEON. Wonderful cast. Heroic music.Tremendous attention to period dress, weapons, and customs. Exciting Drama and amazing battle scenes. I throughly enjoyed this epic of history. I have watched this three times and shall watch three more.. Thank you for posting.
napoleon -"When i am gone what will the world say of me" marshal--"they will say you extended the limits of glory " a perfect response couldn't have said it better my self
Marlbrouk, you did a fantastic job with everything on here. High quality video, great editing with the deleted scenes with music and sound effects. Overall, I keep coming back to watch the video because it is just so satisfying to watch. The scale, the use of people before the age of CGI, watching formations of men and horses, and the clash of personalities on screen. It's a shame that so many key players and events like, the Prince of Orange, the Dutch-Belgian troops, the closing of the gates at Hougoumont, and more were cut out. What I like about this movie more is its ability to make me want to learn more about these people and events. In doing the research, it exposes the flaws in the movie making and its historical narrative. To me, that's not a bad thing. If anything, for this, it sort of adds a bit of charm to it. I don't know how. It has the same effect when I watch 'The Alamo (1959) by John Wayne. Some of the mistakes and tidbits I found: 50:30, Marshal Ney gives his report to Emperor Napoleon while throwing down a captured British color. The flag is suppose to be the regimental flag of the 69th Regiment of Foot (South Lincolnshire). However, the 69th Regiment lost the King's Colors, the flag of the United Kingdom with the regimental insignia in the center after a bitter fight where the color-bear, Ensign Duncan Keith, was killed by 23 saber blows before a French cuirassier took the flag. The 69th lost heavily at Quatre Bras. So much so that they had to join the 33rd Regiment of Foot (Havercakes) for Waterloo and exacted revenge against French cavalry. As shown later in the movie, when Marshal Ney launches his disastrous cavalry charge into the British squares, the 69th and 33rd were there and cut down many. The 69th's colors were later recaptured after Napoleon fled the battlefield. At 1:30:14, Major-General Hon. Sir William Ponsonby, sharing snuff with General Picton, tells of how his father was killed by French lancers. From as far as I can tell, his father, William Ponsonby, 1st Baron of Ponsonby, died in 1806 from ill-health rather than combat. Speaking of squares, at 1:46:00, as the camera pans back to show the British squares, some of the British soldiers are firing wildly in the direction of other squares where no enemy cavalry is. And on the subject of firing, besides the cannon recoiling poorly, I also noticed that the muskets used don't have the extra flash of powder when the flint strikes the frizzen. Instead, they fire like modern rifles. This may be due to the weapons being converted onto of modern rifles, like the Mosin-Nagant for safety and cost-efficiency. 2:04:18, as the remnants of the Old Guard have a stand-off with British cavalry, and a white flag is shown. The British officer imploring them to surrender is suppose to be Lord Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, II Corps commander. A French officer yells, "Merde!" (Shit!) That's Count Pierre Cambronne. Though there's speculation whether Count Cambronne said that or, "The Guard dies, it doesn't surrender!" or either. Contrary to the movie, Count Cambronne survived the battle, though severely wounded. He denied saying either phrase, stating he would have been killed for saying them.
If ever a man was born to portray the Duke of Wellington, Christopher Plummer was that man. Rod Steiger turned Napoleon into a human being- in itself a great accomplishment.
Not just CGI but most directors today cannot make movies like this anymore because of asinine dialogue and usually 3rd rate acting, making the characters totally unbelievable.
1:13:20 then just go there, it's more flagrant (no its not cgi stuff, not at this time or this quality look at horses , no way it could be animation at that time)
CGI cannot be as good as a mass of human beings. You will always get the unexpected with humans, while CGI is scripted....and I'm not even discussing the better look of the real deal.
@a schuelke Well, let Hollywood know when there is another supreme Soviet leader that’s able to provide this level of manpower for free. ... Oh wait...
Waterloo was more Blucher's victory than anything else. Wellington almost botched it at least once. As Napoleon himself said during his second exile on Saint Helena, "Wellington ought to light a fine candle to old Blucher. Without him, I don't know where His Grace, as they call him, would be; but as for me, I certainly wouldn't be here."
@@jonathanh761 You would think so, but Blucher was such an insane badass he kept commanding after taking only a little time to recover from his wounds. If Gneisenau was in charge, the Prussian army would have bailed on Wellington and withdrew to Germany.
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The plan right from the beginning was that Wellington would hold Napoleon until Blucher arrived, and the plan worked perfectly.
@ There was hardly a cohesive plan between the allied armies. Wellington almost lost the whole campaign when he failed to come to Prussia's aid at Ligny, after assuring them that he would do just that.
Along with Tora!Tora!Tora!, Spartacus, and Zulu - masterpiece of cinema. Battle or otherwise. Also: the moment both commander discussed terrain at 54:00 - 55:40 - this is moment the battle is decided...
regis bognor I agree “Dunkirk” was boring beyond belief. I was expecting to see the valiant holding actions of the British Expeditionary Force and French.
Fun side note - at 23:00 you can look to the right and in the background, some of those soldiers are carrying Mosin-Nagant M91/30's instead of muskets, since the Soviet Army had millions stockpiled, they pulled out a few thousand for the film.
