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Overview

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6.7/10   2,467 votes
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Director:
King Vidor
Writers:
Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Bridget Boland (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 August 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
The Greatest Novel Ever Written ... Now Magnificently Alive On The Screen! more
Plot:
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
'50's Star Mel Ferrer Dies At 90
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 June 2008, 10:41 AM, PDT)

Hepburn's Ex Husband Dies
 (From WENN. 4 June 2008, 12:16 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Well-made 1950's movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Guerra e pace (Italy)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for violence.
Runtime:
208 min
Country:
Italy | USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System) | Perspecta Stereo

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Trivia:
Audrey Hepburn's salary of $350,000 for the film was the highest salary an actress had ever received to date. When notified of her record salary Hepburn modestly told her agent, "I'm not worth it. It's impossible. Please don't tell anyone." more
Goofs:
Continuity: After the opera, when Anatole and Natasha meet, he approaches her from behind and puts his left hand on her shoulder. The next shot shows them a little way from each other. more
Quotes:
Gen. Kutuzov: [about retreating from Moscow] Russia's ancient and sacred capitol? Allow me to tell you, Your Excellency, that that question has no meaning for a Russian! Such a question cannot be put! It's senseless! The question I've asked you and these gentlemen to meet and discuss is a military one... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Die Rose von Nowgorod more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Well-made 1950's movie, 14 July 2005
7/10
Author: panamint from United States

Beautiful movie to look at (Cinematography Oscar nom was well earned). Fine epic movie score. Good direction and editing. Some of the best costume work ever put on film. No one even today could do a finer job of costuming.

Mel Ferrer is nowhere near the same league as Omar Sharif was in "Zhivago". Sharif was great, Ferrer just average. Ferrer is a major drawback. In contrast, Fonda displays tremendous acting ability (not having read the book I can concentrate on his performance rather than whether he looks the part). Hepburn is perfection and she delivers a great acting performance.

Yes it is a 1950's style movie, which of course has some dated aspects. However, in the case of costume, cinematography and some of the acting you couldn't see better in a film of any era. This is an impressive effort all-around.

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