
War and Peace (1956)
Released:
1956-08-21
Duration:
3hr 28min
Rating 6.7
The greatest novel ever written ... Now magnificently alive on the screen!
Overview
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.
Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Additional Info
Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $12,500,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 17.704 |
Directed By
King Vidor
Crew
Director
King Vidor
King Vidor
Novel
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Screenplay
King Vidor
King Vidor
Screenplay
Mario Camerini
Mario Camerini
Screenplay
Robert Westerby
Robert Westerby
Screenplay
Mario Soldati
Mario Soldati
Executive Producer
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
Director of Photography
Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Original Music Composer
Nino Rota
Nino Rota
Screenplay
Ennio De Concini
Ennio De Concini
Screenplay
Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Screenplay
Ivo Perilli
Ivo Perilli
Screenplay
Bridget Boland
Bridget Boland
Assistant Art Director
Gianni Polidori
Gianni Polidori
Production Manager
Bruno Todini
Bruno Todini
Sound Recordist
Charles Knott
Charles Knott
Art Direction
Mario Chiari
Mario Chiari
Set Decoration
Piero Gherardi
Piero Gherardi
Sound Editor
Leslie Hodgson
Leslie Hodgson
Second Unit Director of Photography
Aldo Tonti
Aldo Tonti
Dialogue Coach
Guy Thomajan
Guy Thomajan
Makeup Supervisor
Alberto De Rossi
Alberto De Rossi
Supervising Editor
Stuart Gilmore
Stuart Gilmore
Assistant Director
Guidarino Guidi
Guidarino Guidi
Assistant Director
Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus
Editor
Leo Catozzo
Leo Catozzo
Gaffer
Bill Neff
Bill Neff
Makeup Artist
Bud Bashaw Jr.
Bud Bashaw Jr.
Costume Designer
Maria De Matteis
Maria De Matteis
TOP CAST

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

Barry Jones
Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov

May Britt
Sonia Rostova

Jeremy Brett
Nikolai Rostov

John Mills
Platon Karataev

Helmut Dantine
Dolokhov

Tullio Carminati
Prince Vasili Kuragin

Milly Vitale
Lisa Bolkonskaya
Lea Seidl
Countess Rostov

Anna Maria Ferrero
Maria Bolkonskaya

Wilfrid Lawson
Prince Bolkonsky (as Wilfred Lawson)
Patrick Crean
Denisov

Sean Barrett
Petya Rostov

Gertrude Flynn
Mariya Peronskaya