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Austerlitz

Austerlitz

Drama · History · War · 1960

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

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Austerlitz

1960 Drama · History · War 2h 46m

Critical arithmetic

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IMDb

6.2 / 10

1K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

40 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

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

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Abel Gance

Written by

Abel Gance · Nelly Kaplan · Roger Richebé

Pierre Mondy

Pierre Mondy

Napoléon Bonaparte

Martine Carol

Martine Carol

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Pauline Bonaparte

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Mlle de Vaudey

Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

le pape Pie VII

Elvira Popescu

Elvira Popescu

Lætitia Bonaparte

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Carnot

Court is in session

Put Austerlitz on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.