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War and Peace

War and Peace

The greatest novel ever written ... Now magnificently alive on the screen!

19566.73h 28m

Overview

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

Directed by King Vidor
Written by King Vidor, Bridget Boland, Mario Camerini
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $12.0M

Top Cast

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Natasha Rostova

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Pierre Bezukhov

Mel Ferrer

Mel Ferrer

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Anatol Kuragin

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Napoleon

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Field Marshal Kutuzov

Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg

Helene Kuragina

Barry Jones

Barry Jones

Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov

May Britt

May Britt

Sonia Rostova

Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett

Nikolai Rostov

Themes & Keywords

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About War and Peace

War and Peace is a war, romance, drama, history film released in 1956 exploring themes of based on novel or book, winter, marriage, napoleon bonaparte, family, napoleonic wars. Directed by King Vidor, it stars Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer. The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

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