Release Date: 1956
DVD Release Date: December 3rd, 2002
PG|3 hr 28 min
Plot Summary
In the years leading to Napoleon's invasion, members of the Russian aristocracy face a myriad of personal tragedies. After his father dies, Count Pierre Bezukhov (Henry Fonda), a friend of Prince Andrei Bolkonsky (Mel Ferrer), receives a substantial inheritance. When he decides to marry, Bezukhov unwisely chooses a conniving princess (Anita Ekberg). As for Bolkonsky, his wife dies during childbirth, after which he falls in love with Natasha Rostova (Audrey Hepburn) but is soon called to war.
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, John Mills, Herbert Lom, Oscar Homolka, Anita Ekberg
Director: King Vidor
Genres: Historical drama
Production Co: Dino de Laurentiis Corp.
Keywords: Quest, Love, Marriage, Death, Sister, Passionate, Intense, Soldier
