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?
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
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Synopsis: This big budget French production accurately depicts Napoleon's most celebrated military victory - the Battle of Austerlitz. This is the original uncut version.
Starring: Pierre Mondy, Orson Welles, Jack Palance
Starring: Pierre Mondy, Orson Welles, Jack Palance
Director: Abel Gance
Director: Abel Gance
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Reviews for The Battle of Austerlitz
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.
This lengthy, academic and stilted pageant is made watchable only by familiar faces in the cast.
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