Austerlitz

1960 2h 46m FR

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6.7

SOLID

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40%

ROTTEN

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6.2

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 43🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes★6.2IMDB · 1,151

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Synopsis

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Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre Mondy
Napoléon Bonaparte
Martine Carol
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Claudia Cardinale
Pauline Bonaparte
Leslie Caron
Mlle de Vaudey
Vittorio De Sica
le pape Pie VII
Elvira Popescu
Lætitia Bonaparte
Jean Marais
Carnot
Michel Simon
Alboise

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abel Gance
Writers: Nelly Kaplan, Abel Gance, Roger Richebé
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian
Countries: France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Yugoslavia

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 166 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Yugoslavia.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abel Gance, shot by Robert Juillard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jean Ledrut. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor Mario Serandrei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Pierre Mondy and Martine Carol and Claudia Cardinale carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abel Gance directs. Robert Juillard behind the camera. Jean Ledrut scores. Mario Serandrei cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Yugoslavia. Dialogue in English, French, German, Italian, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 166 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian.
4International production across 4 countries: France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Yugoslavia.
5Directed by Abel Gance, shot by Robert Juillard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jean Ledrut. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mario Serandrei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Pierre Mondy and Martine Carol and Claudia Cardinale carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0053638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.