War and Peace (1956)

5.8	Listal rating
6.8	IMDB rating

Drama (5), Russia (3), Epic (3), Romance (3), Adventure (3), War (3), Classic (3), Historical (2), 1956 (2), 1950s (2), Based On A Novel (2), Adaptation (2), Fight (1), Europe (1), Based On A Book (1), Russian (1), Napoleon (1), Germany (1), Maid (1), Winter (1)

Description

Set against the backdrop of Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia, Vidor's adaptation of the Tolstoy sprawling classic stars Henry Fonda as Pierre Bezhukov. Despite the vast scope of the author's detailed portrait of the classes, regions, and characters of Russian society, he was able to draw on his own experience as a soldier in this campaign, captur ... (more)

Directed by

King Vidor

Starring (View all) :

Audrey Hepburn

Natasha Rostova

Henry Fonda

Pierre Bezukhov

Mel Ferrer

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Vittorio Gassman

Anatol Kuragin

Herbert Lom

Napoleon

Oskar Homolka

Field Marshal Kutuzov

Anita Ekberg

Helene Kuragina

Helmut Dantine

Dolokhov

Tullio Carminati

Prince Vasili Kuragin

Barry Jones

Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov

Written by (View all) :

Leo Tolstoy

Bridget Boland

(screenplay) and

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