War and Peace backdrop

War and Peace 1956 Directed by King Vidor

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

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.

Country USA
Production Countries Italy , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian , Russian
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $12,000,000
Release Date 21 August 1956
208 mins
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)
Sean Barrett Petya Rostov
Gertrude Flynn Mariya Peronskaya