"Best Dramatic Movie/Mini-Series: Waterloo!" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 01 Dec 2023 10:00 a.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Best Dramatic Movie/Mini-Series About Napoleon or His Era?And in the final round of voting: 28% said "Waterloo (1970)"
19% [TIE] said "Duellists, The (1977)" OR "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)" |
Grattan54  | 01 Dec 2023 11:33 a.m. PST |
Good pick. I really like the Duellists but Waterloo does capture the fighting and feel of the wars. |
 Bobgnar | 01 Dec 2023 11:48 a.m. PST |
Do you like a mass battle or a small skirmish! |
 Artilleryman | 01 Dec 2023 11:35 p.m. PST |
Maybe 'The Duelists' was so good because Scott did not have any battle scenes in it. |
| Mollinary | 02 Dec 2023 10:15 a.m. PST |
Bondarchuk's 1960s War and Peace series was epic, with amazing battle scenes. Still available on DVD at over six hours in length! |
| 14Bore | 03 Dec 2023 10:58 a.m. PST |
If anything the movie Napoleon has increased Waterloo's favorably |
| Old Contemptible | 06 Dec 2023 10:57 p.m. PST |
Great Choice. "Waterloo" could use a re-release in theaters. I am not sure there is enough footage for a director's cut but a remastered IMAX version would be great. My appreciation of this movie has only grown. |
| forrester | 07 Dec 2023 9:35 a.m. PST |
Despite the inevitable omissions and compressions [unless you WANT a film ten hours long] its stood the test of time. There was a spate of historical movies at about that time but it all fell out of fashion a bit |
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