War ·Romance ·Drama ·History · Italy · 1956 · 3h 28m

War and Peace

Director

Cast

Audrey Hepburn as Natasha Rostova Henry Fonda as Pierre Bezukhov Mel Ferrer as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Vittorio Gassman as Anatol Kuragin Herbert Lom as Napoleon Oskar Homolka as Field Marshal Kutuzov

Crew

Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography Leo Catozzo — Editor Nino Rota — Original Music Composer King Vidor — Screenplay Mario Camerini — Screenplay Robert Westerby — Screenplay

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book winter marriage napoleon bonaparte family napoleonic wars pistol duel 19th century

Key Collaborators

King Vidor Director Jack Cardiff Director of Photography Leo Catozzo Editor Nino Rota Original Music Composer King Vidor Screenplay Mario Camerini Screenplay Robert Westerby Screenplay Mario Soldati Screenplay Ennio De Concini Screenplay Gian Gaspare Napolitano Screenplay Ivo Perilli Screenplay Bridget Boland Screenplay

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