Austerlitz (1960 film)
Austerlitz | |
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Directed by | Abel Gance |
Written by | Abel Gance Nelly Kaplan Roger Richebé |
Produced by | Antoinette Coty Alexander Salkind |
Starring | Pierre Mondy Martine Carol Claudia Cardinale Leslie Caron |
Cinematography | Henri Alekan Robert Juillard |
Edited by | Léonide Azar Yvonne Martin |
Music by | Jean Ledrut |
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Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | 346,070 admissions (France)[1] |
Austerlitz is a 1960 film directed by Abel Gance and starring Jean Marais, Rossano Brazzi, Martine Carol, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio de Sica, Orson Welles, Leslie Caron and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Pierre Mondy portrays Napoleon in this film about his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. Leslie Caron plays the role of his mistress Élisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon.[2]
Synopsis
The first half of this film covers Napoleon's coronation as Emperor and political manoeuvrings while the second half covers the actual battle, where he beat both Austrian and Russian forces in his drive eastward.
Cast
Noteworthy
Composer Jean Ledrut claimed that "La Marche d'Austerlitz" from his score had been plagiarised by producer/composer Joe Meek in the 1962 pop hit "Telstar". The case was eventually dismissed.
Versions
The original French version runs longer than the English dubbed international version. The French version contains extra scenes including ones with Napoleon visiting his mistress and of Jean Louis Trintignant imagining the coronation for the palace staff.
DVD
A French DVD was released including interviews with star Pierre Mondy and other participants.
References
- ^ "Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films". Box Office Story.
- ^ Jean-Marie Thiébaud (2006) Elisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon: Maîtresse de Napoléon, Editions Cabedita ISBN 2-88295-473-5
External links
- Austerlitz at IMDb
- 1960 films
- 1960s war films
- 1960s historical films
- Films directed by Abel Gance
- Films set in the Czech Republic
- Films set in Austria
- Films set in 1804
- Films set in 1805
- French films
- French epic films
- French historical films
- French war films
- Depictions of Napoleon on film
- Napoleonic Wars films
- War epic films
- Battle of Austerlitz
- Historical film stubs