Waterloo (1970 film)
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Waterloo (1970 film) is a 1970 epic historical war drama depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, renowned for its large-scale battle scenes and international cast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waterloo (1970 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Waterloo (1970 film) Context triple: [Sergei Bondarchuk, notableWork, Waterloo (1970 film)]
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Oh! What a Lovely War
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waterloo (1970 film) Target entity description: Waterloo (1970 film) is a 1970 epic historical war drama depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, renowned for its large-scale battle scenes and international cast.
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A.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet is a British comedy-drama television series about a group of working-class builders from England seeking employment abroad, noted for its blend of humor and social commentary.
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B.
Mulligan Highway
Mulligan Highway is a major road in Far North Queensland, Australia, that connects inland regions to the coastal town of Cooktown.
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C.
Fatherland
Fatherland is the English name of Batkivshchyna, a major Ukrainian political party led for many years by Yulia Tymoshenko.
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D.
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War is a 1969 British satirical musical film about World War I, directed by Richard Attenborough and noted for its blend of period songs, dark humor, and anti-war commentary.
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E.
The Boy from Oz
The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life and songs of Australian entertainer Peter Allen, famously starring Hugh Jackman in its Broadway production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epic historical war film
ⓘ
war drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Battle of Waterloo
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon Bonaparte’s final defeat ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Christopher Plummer as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
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Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Armando Nannuzzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| director | Sergei Bondarchuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard C. Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
epic film ⓘ historical film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Battle of Waterloo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nino Rota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
international cast
ⓘ
large-scale battle scenes ⓘ use of thousands of extras ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshal Michel Ney NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Dino De Laurentiis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sergei Bondarchuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 134 minutes ⓘ |
| setInEvent | Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| starred |
Christopher Plummer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan O’Herlihy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Steiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia McKenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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