Austerlitz (film)
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| 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 |
| Edited by | Léonide Azar Yvonne Martin |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
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.
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.
Jean Ledrut claimed that his score had been plagiarised as the 1962 pop hit "Telstar" although the case was eventually dismissed.
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.
A French DVD was released including interviews with star Pierre Mondy and other participants.
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