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Title: The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Pierre Mondy | ... | Napoléon Bonaparte | |
| Martine Carol | ... | Joséphine de Beauharnais | |
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | Pauline Bonaparte | |
| Leslie Caron | ... | Mlle de Vaudey | |
| Vittorio De Sica | ... | Pope Pius VII | |
| Elvire Popesco | ... | Laetitia Bonaparte | |
| Jean Marais | ... | Carnot | |
| Michel Simon | ... | Alboise | |
| Orson Welles | ... | Robert Fulton | |
| Georges Marchal | ... | Le maréchal Jean Lannes | |
| Jack Palance | ... | Gen. Weirother | |
| Jean-Louis Trintignant | ... | Ségur fils | |
| Rossano Brazzi | ... | Lucien Bonaparte | |
| Jean Mercure | ... | Talleyrand | |
| Anna Maria Ferrero | ... | Elisa Bonaparte | |
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Another of Napoleon's adventures in this epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz, where he had the greatest victory of his career, over the Russians. Written by Adalberto Fornario
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year 1805 | french empire | military operation | battle | napoleon bonaparte |Certificate:
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FrenchRelease Date:
1960 (Yugoslavia) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA), Lyre Films, Galatea Film See more »
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Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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French visa #22693 delivered on 16-6-1960. See more »Goofs
In the scene in William Pitt's office in London which is set in the early 1800's, you can see in the background through the window the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, 60 years before they were built. See more »Alternate Versions
The original French version runs longer than the English dubbed international one. It contains extra scenes including ones with Napoleon visiting his mistress and of Ségur (Jean-Louis Trintignant) imagining the coronation of the emperor for the palace staff. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I believe the reason after so many votes that no one has decided to offer a review of this film is because it appears so hard to define it as a film. This is much more a tedious, detailed account of Napoleon's victory at the battle of Austerlitz. The film focuses so much on the strategic underpinnings of the battle that is almost seems more like watching a risk or stratego game than a film. From the political maneuvering of how the French and Russian forces came to the battle to the strategic genius that was Napoleon this film does not offer much in the way of character development, acting, or even special effects. What the film does offer is a historical recount of how battles were fought in the early 19th century. The only interesting cinematic points of interest is to look for a young Jack Palance as a Russian General and a scene stealing Orson Welles as an American inventor. Also this was one of the last films directed by the French "DW Griffith" - Abel Gance.