Christopher Plummer and Rod Steiger star in this breathtaking and epic recreation of the Battle of Waterloo. After his abdication Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to the island of Elba. However, he escapes to be reunited with his generals and troops, and mounts a last desperate bid for power at what is now known as the Battle of Waterloo. He has, however, reckoned without the British forces led by Arthur Welsley, the Duke of Wellington, who had just returned from a successful campaign in Spain...