Austerlitz (film)

Austerlitz
Directed by	Abel Gance
Produced by	Antoinette Coty Alexander Salkind
Written by	Abel Gance Nelly Kaplan Roger Richebé
Starring	Pierre Mondy Martine Carol Claudia Cardinale Leslie Caron
Music by	Jean Ledrut
Cinematography	Henri Alekan Robert Juillard
Editing by	Léonide Azar Yvonne Martin
Release date(s)	1960 (1960)
Country	France
Language	French

Austerlitz is a 1960 film directed by Abel Gance and starring Jean Marais, Rossano Brazzi, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio de Sica, Orson Welles, Leslie Caron and Elvire Popesco. Pierre Mondy portrays Napoleon in this film about one of his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz. Leslie Caron plays the role of his mistress Elisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon.

Synopsis

The first half of this film covers Napoleon's coronation as Emperor and political manoeuvrings while the second half covers the actual battle.

Cast

• Pierre Mondy - Napoléon Ier
• Jean Marais - Lazare Carnot
• Martine Carol - Joséphine de Beauharnais
• Elvire Popesco - Lætitia Bonaparte
• Georges Marchal - Jean Lannes
• Vittorio De Sica - Pie VII
• Michel Simon - Alboise
• Rossano Brazzi - Lucien Bonaparte
• Claudia Cardinale - Pauline Bonaparte
• Leslie Caron - Elisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon
• Ettore Manni - Murat
• Jack Palance - General Franz von Weyrother
• Daniela Rocca - Caroline Bonaparte
• Orson Welles - Robert Fulton
• Nelly Kaplan - Juliette Récamier
• Jean-Louis Trintignant - Ségur son
• Lucien Raimbourg - Joseph Fouché
• Rowland Bartrop - Nelson
• Anna Moffo - La Grassini
• Janez Vhrovec - François II
• Guy Haurey - Friant
• Jean Mercure - Talleyrand
• Anna Maria Ferrero - Élisa Bonaparte
• Anthony Stuart - William Pitt
• Maurice Teynac - Schulmeister
• Henri Vidon - Fox
• Jacques Castelot - Cambacérès
• Guy Delorme - General Exelmans
• Louis Eymond - Lebrun
• Jean-Louis Horbette - Constant
• Pierre Tabard - General Andrault, count of Langeron
• Claude Carliez - Margaron
• Polycarpe Pavloff - Koutouzoff
• Jean-François Rémi - Duroc
• Jean-Marc Bory - Soult
• Georges Demas - Daumesnil
• André Randall - Whitworth
• André Certes - Berthier
• Antoine Baud - Bernadotte
• Jean Berger - Hédouville
• Raoul Billerey - Savary
• Jean-Louis Richard -Alexandre Ier de Russie
• Pierre Marteville - Joseph Bonaparte
• Pierre Peloux - Daru
• Davout d'Auerstaedt - Davout
• Claude Conty - Dolgoroukov
• Henri Cote
• Sophie Daria
• Henri-Jacques Huet
• Robert Lepagès
• José Squinquel
• André Oumansky
• Dominique Zardi

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.

External links

• Austerlitz at the Internet Movie Database