Summary
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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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+26)
Critics 40Audiences 66GoodWatch 53
Tomatometer40%
Letterboxd · 818 ratings3.4/5
Audience score67%
IMDb6.2
Running time
2 h 46 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +57 min on the typical 109
typical 109166Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+12Released
1960
June 17, 1960
66 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryWarLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishGermanItalianRussianMade in
France
Italy
Liechtenstein
Serbia
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 29
Pierre MondyNapoléon Bonaparte
Martine CarolJoséphine de Beauharnais
Claudia CardinalePauline Bonaparte
Leslie CaronMlle de Vaudey
Vittorio De Sicale pape Pie VII
Elvira PopescuLætitia Bonaparte
Jean MaraisCarnot
Michel SimonAlboise
Orson WellesRobert Fulton
Georges MarchalLe maréchal Jean Lannes
Jack PalanceGen. Weirother
Jean-Louis TrintignantSégur fils
Rossano BrazziLucien Bonaparte
Jean MercureTalleyrand
Anna Maria FerreroElisa Bonaparte
Ettore ManniLucien Bonaparte
Anna MoffoLa Grassini
Daniela RoccaCaroline Bonaparte
Janez VrhovecFrançois II d'Autriche
Roland BartropNelson
Jean-Marc BorySoult
Raoul BillereySavary- GHGuy HaureyFriant
Jean-François RémiDuroc
Directing · 3
- Abel Gance Director, Writer
- Roger Richebé Co-Director, Writer, Producer
- Nelly Kaplan First Assistant Director, Writer
Production · 4
- Alexander Salkind Producer
- Alberto Barsanti Producer
- Michael Salkind Producer
- Antoinette Coty Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Henri Alekan Director of Photography
- Robert Juillard Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Yvonne Martin Editor
- Mario Serandrei Editor
- Léonide Azar Editor
Sound · 1
- Jean Ledrut Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Jean Douarinou Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Elisabeth Simon Costume Design
- Hagop Arakelian Makeup Artist
- Igor Keldich Makeup Artist
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