Trenches on the battlefield and the Prussians arriving from the wrong direction are nothing new... Professor Tony Pollard joins me to talk about more than a century of the Battle of Waterloo being depicted on the big screen. We talk about common tropes, the way in which portrayals of the battle have developed, and some of the challenges to production. Extended version with clips from the various films available on youtube. Support Waterloo Uncovered at: https://waterloouncovered.com/ Cinema and History: The encyclopedia of History Films. https://www.hervedumont.ch/page.php?id=fr4 Napoleon and the Pope (1897) https://youtu.be/_jf_lIhWsJk?si=CPT-oxo0s544l7mk   Napoleon (1909) Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/mp73112700/   Incidents in the Life of Napoleon and Josephine (1909) https://youtu.be/zmnHQbrh3KY?si=RtrJ5IhDPrNaTObM Waterloo at 24.53   The Battle of Waterloo (1913) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1SZnKFuvw0   The Iron Duke (1934) NOT ON YOUTUBE   Campo Di Maggio (The Hundred Days) 1934/5 NOT ON YOUTUBE (103 min) Dir by Giovachinno Forzano Hundert Tage (Hundred Days) Dir Franz Wenzler (1hr 25?) The Nazi Napoleon – Waterloo from around 9.36 21min20 clip https://youtu.be/HfTkNHp0v2k?si=3L2MaeLF-jNrOfmS   Napoleon (1955) https://youtu.be/vRsg9o9tr5s?si=x4SddxtBoPQBCAo4 Waterloo 1.42   Austerlitz 1960 Abel Gance https://youtu.be/xK_I5IwQLMw?si=3Dlxxdy6cjHTHopK   Waterloo 1970 https://youtu.be/3DcWJrzK0wU?si=_ftJ-JwKLapfMVMv   The Day of the Locust (1975) The Stage collapses  https://youtu.be/jJ_p_xhMEvU?si=7zIukRCn6-aRdwkl   Napoleon (French TV series 2002) Waterloo 53.38 https://youtu.be/i_E_TfWu5uU?si=SFAfbemaCDpWU6ru