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 |
Release date |
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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[]
- Pierre Mondy as Napoléon Ier
- Jean Marais as Lazare Carnot
- Martine Carol as Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Elvire Popesco as Lætitia Bonaparte
- Georges Marchal as Jean Lannes
- Vittorio De Sica as Pie 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
- as Admiral Horatio Nelson
- Anna Moffo as Giuseppina Grassini
- as François II
- as Friant
- as Talleyrand
- Anna Maria Ferrero as Élisa Bonaparte
- as William Pitt
- Maurice Teynac as Schulmeister
- as Fox
- Jacques Castelot as Cambacérès
- Guy Delorme as General Exelmans
- as Lebrun
- as Constant
- as General Andrault, count of Langeron
- Claude Carliez as Margaron
- as Koutouzoff
- as Duroc
- Jean-Marc Bory as Soult
- as Daumesnil
- André Randall as Whitworth
- as Berthier
- as Bernadotte
- as Hédouville
- Raoul Billerey as Savary
- Jean-Louis Richard as Alexandre Ier de Russie
- as Joseph Bonaparte
- as Daru
- as Davout
- as Dolgoroukov
- André Oumansky
- Dominique Zardi
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, but the lawsuit prevented Meek from receiving royalties from the record during his lifetime, and the issue was not resolved in Meek's favour until three weeks after his suicide in 1967. Austerlitz was not released in the UK until 1965, and Meek was unaware of the film when the lawsuit was filed in March 1963.[3][4]
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.
- ^ (2006) Elisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon: Maîtresse de Napoléon, Editions Cabedita ISBN 2-88295-473-5
- ^ "Austerlitz (1960)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ "The JOE MEEK Page | Joe Meek: A Portrait - 7. The cases Telstar, Heinz, Madras Place, Howard/Blaikley". Joemeekpage.info. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
External links[]
- Austerlitz at IMDb
- 1960 films
- French-language 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
- Italian films
- Yugoslav films
- French epic films
- French historical films
- French war films
- Depictions of Napoleon on film
- Cultural depictions of Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Cultural depictions of Horatio Nelson
- Cultural depictions of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
- Napoleonic Wars films
- War epic films
- Battle of Austerlitz