Lines of Wellington

In September 1810, Napoleonic troops. Led by Marshal Masséna, invade Portugal. During the Battle of Bussaco, Masséna is defeated. Nevertheless, Portuguese and British troops, under the command of Lord Wellington, beat a retreat. Wellington thus hopes to draw the enemy to Torres Vedras, where he has had impassable fortifications lines constructed. This strategy, combined with a burnt earth operation, plunges civil populations into exodus.

Keywords

  • war

Actors

  • Jemima West
  • Mathieu Amalric
  • Catherine Deneuve
  • Adriano Luz
  • Marisa Paredes
  • Victória Guerra
  • Isabelle Huppert
  • Filipe Vargas
  • Malik Zidi
  • Soraia Chaves
  • Miguel Borges
  • Afonso Pimentel
  • João Luís Arrais
  • Michel Piccoli
  • Elsa Zylberstein
  • John Malkovich
  • Vincent Perez
  • Chiara Mastroianni
  • Carloto Cotta
  • Melvil Poupaud
  • Nuno Lopes
  • Marcello Urgeghe

Director

  • Valeria Sarmiento

Drama

2h 31min

tous publics

FR

France
Portugal
2011
In September 1810, Napoleonic troops. Led by Marshal Masséna, invade Portugal. During the Battle of Bussaco, Masséna is defeated. Nevertheless, Portuguese and British troops, under the command of Lord Wellington, beat a retreat. Wellington thus hopes to draw the enemy to Torres Vedras, where he has had impassable fortifications lines constructed. This strategy, combined with a burnt earth operation, plunges civil populations into exodus.

In September 1810, Napoleonic troops. Led by Marshal Masséna, invade Portugal. During the Battle of Bussaco, Masséna is defeated. Nevertheless, Portuguese and British troops, under the command of Lord Wellington, beat a retreat. Wellington thus hopes to draw the enemy to Torres Vedras, where he has had impassable fortifications lines constructed. This strategy, combined with a burnt earth operation, plunges civil populations into exodus.


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