Battle of Austerlitz

1960

2h 50m

War

List

40%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

67%

Audience Score

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Napoleon Bonaparte (Pierre Mondy) crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.

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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

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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

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A bore.

Rated: C+

Feb 22, 2014

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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

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Film4 Staff

Film4

This lengthy, academic and stilted pageant is made watchable only by familiar faces in the cast.

Nov 15, 2007

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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

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Rossano Brazzi

Lucien Bonaparte

Claudia Cardinale

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Pauline Bonaparte

Leslie Caron

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Synopsis

Napoleon Bonaparte (Pierre Mondy) crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.

Director: Abel Gance
Producer: Alexander Salkind
Genre: War
Original Language: Canadian French
Runtime: 2h 50m