Waterloo (1929 film)
Encyclopedia
Waterloo is a 1929 German
war film
directed by Karl Grune
and starring Charles Willy Kayser, Charles Vanel
and Otto Gebühr
. It depicts the Allied forces victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
in 1815.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
directed by Karl Grune
Karl Grune
Karl Grune was an Austrian film director and writer who made many silent films in the 1920s.Grune was born in Vienna, where he later attended drama school...
and starring Charles Willy Kayser, Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow...
and Otto Gebühr
Otto Gebühr
Otto Gebühr was a German theatre and film actor, who appeared in 102 movies released between 1917 and 1962. He is noted for his performance as the Prussian king Frederick the Great in numerous films.-Life:...
. It depicts the Allied forces victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
in 1815.
Cast
- Charles Willy Kayser - Friedrich Wilhelm III.
- Charles VanelCharles VanelCharles-Marie Vanel, known as Charles Vanel was a French director and actor. He made his screen debut in 1912, in Robert Péguy's Jim Crow...
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- Gneisenau - Georg Henrich - Hardenberg
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- Ney - Helmuth Renar - Talleyrand
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- Leutnant Reutlingen - Betty Bird - Rieke
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- Erster Grenadier - Franz Scharwenka - Zweiter Grenadier
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