
← The Ministry of Film27 Nov 2025 · 1 h 14 min
Waterloo (1970) with Matthew Palmer
Waterloo (1970) with Matthew Palmer
Robin and Carolina are joined by writer and former British Army soldier Matthew Palmer to discuss the best (and hammiest) film about Napoleon Bonaparte. Politics include: everything you needed to know about the egomaniac, manipulative, completely genius character of Bonaparte; how Wellington was a massive dick, but so was everyone else; the nuts story behind how the film came into existence, and how it literally couldn't be made today; and of course the politics of the battlefield at Waterloo...