Austerlitz (1960 film)
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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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| Countries | France Italy Yugoslavia |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 3,460,070 admissions (France)[1] |
Austerlitz is a 1960 French 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
- Napoléon Ier
- Jean Marais as Lazare Carnot
- Martine Carol as Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Lætitia Bonaparte[3]
- Georges Marchal as Jean Lannes
- Vittorio De Sica as Pius VII
- Michel Simon as Alboise
- Rossano Brazzi as Lucien Bonaparte
- Claudia Cardinale as Pauline Bonaparte
- Leslie Caron as Élisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon
- Ettore Manni as Murat
- Jack Palance as General Franz von Weyrother
- Daniela Rocca as Caroline Bonaparte
- Orson Welles as Robert Fulton
- Nelly Kaplan as Juliette Récamier
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Ségur son
- Lucien Raimbourg as Joseph Fouché
- Horatio Nelson
- Anna Moffo as Giuseppina Grassini
- Janez Vhrovec as François II
- Guy Haurey as Friant
- Talleyrand
- Élisa Bonaparte
- Anthony Stuart as William Pitt
- Maurice Teynac as Schulmeister
- Henri Vidon as Fox
- Cambacérès
- General Exelmans
- Lebrun
- Jean-Louis Horbette as Constant
- Pierre Tabard as General Andrault, count of Langeron
- Claude Carliez as Margaron
- Polycarpe Pavloff as Koutouzoff
- Jean-François Rémi as Duroc
- Soult
- Daumesnil
- André Randall as Whitworth
- André Certes as Berthier
- Bernadotte
- Hédouville
- Raoul Billerey as Savary
- Jean-Louis Richard as Alexandre Ier de Russie
- Pierre Marteville as Joseph Bonaparte
- Pierre Peloux as Daru
- Davout
- Dolgoroukov
- Henri Cote
- Sophie Daria
- Henri-Jacques Huet
- Robert Lepagès
- José Squinquel
- André Oumansky
- Dominique Zardi
Noteworthy
Composer Jean Ledrut claimed that "La Marche d'Austerlitz" from his score had been plagiarised by producer/composer
Versions
The original French version runs longer than the English
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.
- ISBN 2-88295-473-5
- ^ "UCL SSEES Library: Bain Graffy Film Collection: DVD-4128". www.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Austerlitz (1960)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ^ "The JOE MEEK Page | Joe Meek: A Portrait - 7. The cases Telstar, Heinz, Madras Place, Howard/Blaikley". Joemeekpage.info. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
External links
- Austerlitz at IMDb
