Waterloo (1929)

Genre : War, Thriller, History

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Karl Grune

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Charles Willy Kayser
Charles Willy Kayser
König Friedrich Wilhelm III.
Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel
Napoleon
Otto Gebühr
Otto Gebühr
'Der alte Fritz' & Feldmarschall Blücher
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
Blüchers Frau
Friedrich Ulmer
Friedrich Ulmer
Gneisenau
Georg Henrich
Georg Henrich
Hardenberg
Karl Graumann
Karl Graumann
Fürst Metternich
Humberston Wright
Humberston Wright
Herzog Wellington
Carl de Vogt
Carl de Vogt
Marshall Ney
Helmuth Renar
Helmuth Renar
Talleyrand
Vera Malinovskaya
Vera Malinovskaya
Gräfin Tarnowska
Camilla von Hollay
Camilla von Hollay
Ihre Zofe
Oskar Marion
Oskar Marion
Leutnant Reutlingen, Blüchers Adjutant
Betty Bird
Betty Bird
Rieke, seine Braut
Fred Immler
Fred Immler
Erster Grenadier
Franz Scharwenka
Franz Scharwenka
Zweiter Grenadier
Will Dohm
Will Dohm
Graf Lagarde

Crews

Karl Grune
Karl Grune
Director
Bobby E. Lüthge
Bobby E. Lüthge
Writer
Max Ferner
Max Ferner
Writer

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