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      Battle of Austerlitz

      1960 2 hr. 50 min. War List
      40% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 60% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Napoleon Bonaparte (Pierre Mondy) crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802. Read More Read Less

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      Rodney D An overlong and tedious costume drama. The director clearly has no clue how to stage a battle for the camera. Disjointed editing, lots of horses running around, intercut with stilted camp scenes fail to carry the day. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      John Gillett Sight & Sound The film has all the hallmarks of a great big bore (even in this heavily cut version, the first hair does seem pretty interminable); and yet the personality of its creator is there all the time, mixing dross with gold as he has always done. Mar 17, 2020 Full Review Trevor Johnston Time Out Silent-cinema genius he may well have been, but by this time in his career Abel Gance was creatively a shadow of his former self. Nov 15, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A bore. Rated: C+ Feb 22, 2014 Full Review TV Guide If the name of Abel Gance isn't reason enough to rent the film, then how about a cast that includes Orson Welles, Claudia Cardinale, Michel Simon, Vittorio De Sica, Jean Marais, Jack Palance, and Leslie Caron? Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 15, 2007 Full Review Film4 Staff Film4 This lengthy, academic and stilted pageant is made watchable only by familiar faces in the cast. Nov 15, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Napoleon Bonaparte (Pierre Mondy) crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.
      Director
      Abel Gance
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      French (Canada)