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1960 · 166 min

A stately, old-fashioned historical spectacle that moves from courtly intrigue to thunderous battlefield grandeur, rewarding patience with sweeping pageantry.

Overview
A return to the life of the Little Corporal with a dramatisation of the decisive 1805 conflict between French forces and the armies of Austria and Russia. An epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz, where Bonaparte had the greatest victory of his career.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • ambition
  • politics
  • betrayal
Places
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history, war
Directed by
Abel Gance
Written by
Nelly Kaplan, Abel Gance, Roger Richebé
Starring
Pierre Mondy, Martine Carol, Claudia Cardinale, Leslie Caron, Vittorio De Sica, Elvira Popescu, Jean Marais, Michel Simon
Music
Jean Ledrut
Cinematography
Robert Juillard, Henri Alekan
Runtime
166 min
Country
France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Yugoslavia
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Russian

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