Indeed. The 1970 version!
-A scene from the movie Waterloo (1970), which used 15,000 soldiers from the Red Army to make the film, including and entire cavalry battalion.
Never has a Russian Army looked so good, not sure if you've seen Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuks War and Peace but its also EPIC. And IMO a must see for anyone interested in the period.
The attention to detail is incredible and the battle scenes are just amazing.
There is a scene in the film where Napoleon is watching his Army as it crosses the Neman and the different contingents are marching past it has always amazed me to see the Grande Armee portrayed in all its glory, you can even see the Bavarians in Raupenhelms.
The Battle of Borodino is one of my personal favorites and to see it brought to life is one of my favorite moments in film , just love the Saxon Calvary as well.
His portrayal of Waterloo is right there, love the scene of Blucher when he says raise the black flag and the Prussians arrive to dare I say, save the day for the allies
. Its the closest we will ever see to the real glory of the period, the forming of squares and the grand cavalry charges etc etc..
My point being is we will never see movies made on such a grand scale as these ever again, over 10,000 soldiers dressed in uniform and used as extras. Sadly just not gonna happen.