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Austerlitz is a 1960 French historical drama film directed by Abel Gance and starring Jean Marais, Rossano Brazzi, Martine Carol, Jack Palance, Claudia Cardinale, Vittorio De Sica, Orson Welles, Leslie Caron and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Pierre Mondy portrays Napoleon in this film about his victory at the Battle of Austerlitz.
The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. [9] The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz in the Austrian Empire (now Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic).
Pages in category "Battle of Austerlitz" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Battle of Austerlitz order of battle; Austerlitz (1960 film) C.
Austerlitz, German name for Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic, which gave its name to the Battle of Austerlitz and is the namesake of other places Austerlitz, Netherlands; Austerlitz, Kentucky, United States; Austerlitz, New York, United States; Austerlitz (Oscar, Louisiana), a plantation house listed on the NRHP in Louisiana, US
Austerlitz (1960), depiction of the Battle of Austerlitz; Madame Sans-Gêne (1961) Hussar Ballad (1962) ("Гусарская баллада" in Russia), musical comedy set in Napoleon's invasion of Russia; War and Peace (1966–67, USSR) (Война и мир in Russia) The Last Battalion (1967) Prussian soldiers fight against rushing Frenchmen
Opposing the French at Austerlitz were the combined imperial armies of Russia and Austria, under the nominal command of Tsar Alexander I and Emperor Francis II, respectively. However, overall field command was taken by the Russian General Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev-Kutuzov .
The Cairn of Peace Memorial (Czech: Mohyla míru, "Mound of Peace") is the memorial to the fallen in the Battle of Austerlitz, the first peace memorial in Europe. It is located by the village of Prace, Czech Republic on the Prace Hill , one of the key points of the battle. [1] [2] It was designed by Josef Fanta in 1910–1912.
He was reunited with Cocteau for Testament of Orpheus (1960). He played Lazare Carnot in the all-star The Battle of Austerlitz (1960), then was reunited with Bourvil and Hunebelle in another swashbuckler, Captain Blood (1960). [11] He did Princess of Cleves (1961) for Delannoy with Marina Vlady based on a script by Cocteau.