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1970
Waterloo is a 1970 English-language epic historical drama film about the Battle of Waterloo, the decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars. A co-production between Italy and the Soviet Union, it was directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington. Other stars include Jack Hawkins as General Sir Thomas Picton,…
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Judging by *U-571*, *Patriot* and *Braveheart*, makers of Hollywood historically-themed films pander to "political correctness", American chauvinism and presumed education levels of its audience - all that at the expense of historical accuracy. Many history buffs tend to cringe at the way Hollywood distorts real events, regardless whether they occurred in distant or recent past. But, if a film-maker chooses the diff…More
