VHS : Waterloo

starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKenna
directed by: Sergei Bondarchuk

Used Price: $2.29
Collectible Price: $14.95

Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301954945
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301954947
Label: Paramount Home Video
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Release Date: April 08, 1991
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 14770
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1971

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- I would order from this seller again
I have been looking for this rarely-seen film for a long time. Here, the price was very reasonable; it arrived in a good condition; it came very quickly.

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- One of Steiger's most underappreciated roles in an epic film...
In the tradition of the cinematic epics like Kubrick's "Spartacus" and Mann's "Fall of the Roman Empire," Bondarchuk's "Waterloo" succeeds in depicting Napoleon's desperate and final bid for power and glory. Steiger, no stranger to roles that have consistently challenged his acting ability, is quite good as the deposed French emperor who narrowly lost his final battle. Orson Welles' appearance as Louis XVIII, is far too brief but most welcome, and Plummer as Lord Wellington is a casting director's ... Read More

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- Where is the 3 hour DVD version?
Boy, I've been waiting for this movie in DVD for years. I mean, the producers aren't going to lose any money; I've got credit on my Mastercard at this very second! Like the Russian version of "War and Peace", the movie leaves me breathless, and a bit rattled. I won't repeat the story over again, you're likely snoring by now from all the previous reviews, but I'll say that I love this movie, and it would complete my collection of war epics once I've got my eager hands on the DVD version.

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- Booooooooooooooring

A Dino de Laurentis film superproduction with great aspirations and little or no quality other than documentary. A pity that, as it usually happens with massive and costly productions, the final product falls so short of expectations. Orson Wells, since the very first scene looks like a wig on a monkey, he should have done much better being behind the camera directing. The cast is not the problem, though. It's the script, the slow pace, the artificial atmosphere of grandeur a la francaise, the absence ... Read More

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- "A Great Epic Battle Film"
This is one of the best classic war movies ever made!!! I was very happy to find this movie here on Amazon now on DVD format!!! A Must see!!!

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