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.
Cinematography
Jack Cardiff's Technicolor makes every ballroom look edible.
Costume
Rostov family bankruptcy apparently went to the wardrobe budget.
Production
10,000 Italian soldiers as extras—cheaper than CGI Napoleon.
Director
King Vidor
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
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Henry Fonda hated his performance so much he tried to buy and destroy every print. Hollywood said no.
Soviet Russia released their own 7-hour version in 1966, effectively calling this American adaptation 'cute.' The Cold War was fought in running times.
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