Waterloo (1929)
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.
Director: Karl Grune
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Charles Willy Kayser as König Friedrich Wilhelm III. |
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Charles Vanel as Napoleon |
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Otto Gebühr as 'Der alte Fritz' & Feldmarschall Blücher |
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Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg as Blüchers Frau |
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Friedrich Ulmer as Gneisenau |
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Georg Henrich as Hardenberg |
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Karl Graumann as Fürst Metternich |
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Humberston Wright as Herzog Wellington |
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Carl de Vogt as Marshall Ney |
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Helmuth Renar as Talleyrand |
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Vera Malinovskaya as Gräfin Tarnowska |
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Camilla von Hollay as Ihre Zofe |
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Oskar Marion as Leutnant Reutlingen, Blüchers Adjutant |
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Betty Bird as Rieke, seine Braut |
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Fred Immler as Erster Grenadier |
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Franz Scharwenka as Zweiter Grenadier |
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Will Dohm as Graf Lagarde |
| Directing | Karl Grune | Director |
| Writing | Bobby E. Lüthge | Writer |
| Writing | Max Ferner | Writer |
