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''Austerlitz'' is a 1960 French historical drama/war film directed by Abel Gance and starring Creator/PierreMondy. It is Gance's second foray into the [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars Napoleonic era]] after the 1927 silent epic ''[[Film/Napoleon1927 Napoléon]]'', and he reused many ideas he had for that unfinished silent film saga.

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''Austerlitz'' is a 1960 French historical drama/war film directed by Abel Gance and starring Creator/PierreMondy. It is Gance's second foray into the [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars Napoleonic era]] after the 1927 silent epic ''[[Film/Napoleon1927 Napoléon]]'', and he Napoléon]]''. He reused many ideas he had for that unfinished silent film saga.
saga in this film.
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* HappyEnding: For Napoleon and the French in general, since the film ends with their victory at the battle of Austerlitz.

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** At the British ambassador.
--->'''Napoleon:''' Do you think you can intimidate the French people with your weaponry? It can be killed, Milord, but intimidated? [[SuddenlyShouting NEVER!]]



** At the British ambassador.
--->'''Napoleon:''' Do you think you can intimidate the French people with your weaponry? It can be killed, Milord, but intimidated? [[SuddenlyShouting NEVER!]]

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--->'''Napoleon:''' "[Tsar] Of All Russias"? He's got too much of them for my taste, I could grab a few from him.



--->'''Napoleon:''' "[Tsar] Of All Russias"? He's got too much of them for my taste, I could grab a few from him.
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** At the British ambassador.
--->'''Napoleon:''' Do you think you can intimidate the French people with your weaponry? It can be killed, Milord, but intimidated? [[SuddenlyShouting NEVER!]]

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** Includes one aimed at Tsar Alexander I before the battle begins.

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** Includes When he's told that something is impossible.
--->'''Napoleon:''' In France,
one admires only the impossible.
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aimed at Tsar Alexander I before the battle begins.
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* BattleEpic: The film's first half depicts the build-up to the battle of Austerlitz, and the second half depicts the battle itself.
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* FrontlineGeneral: As per history, and even though he doesn't fight himself, Napoleon stands the closest he can to the battlefield so he can observe it and give appropriate orders.

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* FrontlineGeneral: As per history, and even though he doesn't fight himself, Napoleon stands the closest he can to the battlefield so he can observe it and give appropriate orders.orders that fit the situation.
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* FrontlineGeneral: As per history, and even though he doesn't fight himself, Napoleon stands the closest he can to the battlefield so he can observe it and give appropriate orders.
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* TheMistress: Élisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon de Vaudey (portrayed by Creator/LeslieCaron), who was Napoleon's mistress at the time while he was married to Joséphine de Beauharnais. Napoleon nearly divorces from Joséphine because of her.

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* TheMistress: Élisabeth Le Michaud d'Arçon de Vaudey (portrayed by Creator/LeslieCaron), who was Napoleon's mistress at the time while he was married to Joséphine de Beauharnais.UsefulNotes/JosephineDeBeauharnais. Napoleon nearly divorces from Joséphine because of her.
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* ShownTheirWork: The film doesn't depict the incidents of Austrian and Russian soldiers fleeing in frozen ponds of water shattered by French cannons as happening on a big scale on a frozen lake drowning entire armies unlike popular misconceptions often interpret it ala ''Film/AlexanderNevsky'' (such as in 2023's ''Film/{{Napoleon|2023}}''). Accounts said few men but a lot of horses were found in these after the battle, and the film is consistent with said accounts.

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* ShownTheirWork: The film doesn't depict the incidents of Austrian and Russian soldiers fleeing in frozen ponds of water shattered by French cannons as happening on a big scale on a frozen lake drowning entire armies unlike popular misconceptions often interpret it ala ''Film/AlexanderNevsky'' (such as in 2023's ''Film/{{Napoleon|2023}}''). Accounts said few men but a lot of horses were found in these after the battle, and the film is consistent more in line with said accounts.
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''Austerlitz'' is a 1960 French historical drama/war film directed by Abel Gance and starring Creator/PierreMondy. It is Gance's second foray into the [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars Napoleonic era]] after the 1927 silent epic ''[[Film/Napoleon1927 Napoléon]]'', and reuses many ideas he had for that unfinished film saga.

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''Austerlitz'' is a 1960 French historical drama/war film directed by Abel Gance and starring Creator/PierreMondy. It is Gance's second foray into the [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars Napoleonic era]] after the 1927 silent epic ''[[Film/Napoleon1927 Napoléon]]'', and reuses he reused many ideas he had for that unfinished silent film saga.
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* CueTheSun: Just as the Sun rises as the battle is about to start, the secretary near Napoleon wonders what title he will give to his retelling of the battle, to which Napoleon immediately answers "The Sun of Austerlitz" (which became a famous Napoleonic expression in real life).

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* CueTheSun: Just as the Sun rises as the battle is about to start, the secretary aide near Napoleon wonders what title he will give to his retelling of the battle, to which Napoleon immediately answers "The Sun of Austerlitz" (which became a famous Napoleonic expression in real life).
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* DefensiveFeintTrap: One of the keys in Napoleon's victory in Austerlitz is him convincing his enemies that he's having his men burning his camp and retreating in the direction of Vienna, while he's setting a clever trap for them.
* CueTheSun: Just as the Sun rises as the battle is about to start, the scribe near Napoleon wonders what title he will give to his retelling of the battle, to which Napoleon immediately answers "The Sun of Austerlitz" (which became a famous Napoleonic expression in real life).

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* CueTheSun: Just as the Sun rises as the battle is about to start, the secretary near Napoleon wonders what title he will give to his retelling of the battle, to which Napoleon immediately answers "The Sun of Austerlitz" (which became a famous Napoleonic expression in real life).
* DefensiveFeintTrap: One of the keys in Napoleon's victory in Austerlitz is him convincing his enemies that he's having his men burning his camp and retreating in the direction of Vienna, while he's actually setting a clever trap for them.
* CueTheSun: Just as the Sun rises as the battle is about to start, the scribe near Napoleon wonders what title he will give to his retelling of the battle, to which Napoleon immediately answers "The Sun of Austerlitz" (which became a famous Napoleonic expression in real life).
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