Poster for the four-part War and Peace epic movie 1966 - 1967
The Napoleonic Wars are exactly what you’d expect them to be: a series of conflicts fought while Napoleon Bonaparte reigned as the Emperor of the French. This period is recognized as lasting between 1803 and 1815, and given the battles fought as part of the conflict all occurred before photography existed, it falls on things like artwork and cinema to recreate and depict such a time in history.
It takes place in 1806, with Nicholson portraying a soldier in Napoleon’s army who becomes separated from his fellow soldiers before ending up in a strange castle plagued by supernatural occurrences. The Napoleonic War side of things is really just there as a set-up for a horror/mystery film, but The Terror is given a little extra flavor thanks to its historical setting, and isn't a bad watch as far as older low-budget horror movies go.
It might not always be historically accurate, but there’s also an argument to be made that any movie set before a certain point in history is going to struggle with historical accuracy. If one can get on board with what Napoleon is going for and not get too upset about what it’s not going for, there are things to be impressed and entertained by on offer here.
It’s farcical enough that even those who want historical accuracy won’t mind how surreal and out-there Love and Death gets, and it works well as a straightforward comedy even for those not familiar with the sorts of stories being parodied. Like many great comedies, it doesn’t waste a lot of time and clocks in at under 90 minutes, so it’s pretty easy to recommend.
Waterloo also has an impressive main cast, with Rod Steiger as Napoleon and other cast members including the likes of Christopher Plummer and Orson Welles, plus the utilization of countless extras in the battle sequences. It’s a film of immense scale, and even if its narrative is somewhat slight and told a little ordinarily, it succeeds at depicting the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and is hugely impressive from a technical perspective.
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