March of The Old Guard - Waterloo - 1970

One final bid for victory

[deusgr]

The scene is even more amazing when you realise everything is real, every single soldier.

[Hawktotalwar]

A film like 50 years ago makes a better Napoleon than to hollywood directors

[levierdragon]

This 1970 film co-production with the Soviet Red Army is way better than the Napoleon 2023 movie.

[mad]

When you finally use your best units in Napoleon total war

[TFZ.]

Rarely can anything look quite as glorious as a perfect formation of soldiers from the 17-1800s.

[Wryngslng]

Good lord. I have to wash my eyes after what I've seen at the cinema recently

[davidheath]

This is a spectacular movie and no CGI, what you see is 100% and its never been equaled in the cinema.

[ilsignorsaruman]

I just came here to wash my eyes from what they've seen with Scott's movie. Aaah, refreshing.

[mikecharlie]

"Majesty, the Guard is advancing".
"Then it's all finished".

Alexander I, Austerlitz 1805.

The average age of an ‘Old Guard’ was 35-40, 3 campaigns and 12 years service. Life expectancy in those times was 50-55.The last Guardsman (maybe Young Guard) to die was in 1898 (105ish)A Prussian died one year later.

[tychiliostychylios]

"La victoire est à nous" Une musique frissonnante qui va, s'amplifiant et vous saisit le cœur et l'âme et vous pénètre de désir de gloire. Vive la France.

[ottovonbearsmark]

Even knowing how it ends, every time this scene makes me think “How could they lose?”

[bartosz]

Marching song "La victoire est à nous" is just amazing

[GunggusRama-zoly]

Man.. They don't make movie like this Nomore.. This is awesome

[nathandei]

Fun fact: it was the middle guard who charged, the old guard was the one who covered the retreat of the French army

[LeeRenthlei]

This movie is like watching the paintings of the Napoleonic wars coming to life.

Masterpiece of cinema.

[FxnWaySheGoes]

The beauty of practical effects and actually using real people in your shots.

[Bluediamond]

This scene alone is far better than the entire Ridley Scott Napoleon movie.

[Captainkebbles]

This scene is better when you learn Nato was on alert during filming worried about invasion

[dlbdbqz]

Honestly, those classic films were made with the heart and his touch of imagination.