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Waterloo

One incredible afternoon Napoleon met Wellington . . . at Waterloo.

Oct 26, 1970 2h 14mWarDramaHistory
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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 now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.

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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 now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.

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Waterloo returned 0.1× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$25M
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$3M
Release date
Oct 26, 1970
Runtime
2h 14m
MPAA rating
Language
English
Country
Italy, Soviet Union

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