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Waterloo

Duration: 2 hours, 9 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

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... Show less

Contributors

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
Writer:
HAL Craig

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