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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...
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Sat 17 Mar 201813:20
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 200814:20BBC Two except Scotland & Yorkshire
- Sat 17 Oct 200914:20BBC Two Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 27 Nov 201014:05BBC Two England & Wales only
Tue 27 Dec 201121:00- Sat 23 Jun 201214:35BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 2 Nov 201413:20BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 30 Dec 201508:20BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 25 Feb 201713:00BBC Two except Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 17 Mar 201813:20BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
BBC iWonder: The Battle of Waterloo
The day that decided Europe's fate.
