Waterloo Special Edition Blu-ray

British label Mediumrare Entertainment will release a Special Edition of Sergey Bondarchuk's film Waterloo (1970), starring Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, and Virginia McKenna. The release will be available for purchase on June 14.

Label description: Waterloo is the 1970 epic period war film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by legendary producer Dino De Laurentis. It depicts the story of the preliminary events and the Battle of Waterloo and is famous for its lavish battle scenes.

Starring Rod Steiger as Napoleon Bonaparte and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington with a cameo by Orson Welles as Louis XVIII of France, and Jack Hawkins all contribute fine portraits of great men against a magnificent backdrop of battle and bloodshed.

SPECIAL FEATURES AND TECHNICAL SPECS:

• NEW Documentary on the making of Waterloo with previously unseen photos and behind-the-scenes footage (30 min)
• NEW Audio commentary by Simon Lewis, author of the forthcoming book Waterloo: The Making of an Epc, and actor Richard Heffer
• Waterloo Re-enactment footage France 2015
• Isolated Music and Effects track
• Original 2.0 stereo and 5.1 surround sound audio tracks
• Original Theatrical Trailer (remastered)
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature

ADDITIONAL CONTENT:

• Hardbound slipcase featuring newly commissioned artwork
• Perfect-bound booklet of original 1970 Waterloo Souvenir Brochure
• Reversible poster featuring the film original poster and Blu-ray original artwork
• Reversible Sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork
• Three collector's lobby cards