War and Peace

Year:

1956

Duration:

208 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

King Vidor

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1956-08-21

Filming Locations: Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Earnings

Budget: $6,000,000

Gross: $12,500,000 (USA) Rentals $6,250,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Marisa Allasio

May Britt

War and Peace

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

Helmut Dantine

Dolokhov

Tullio Carminati

Prince Vasili Kuragin

Barry Jones

Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov

Milly Vitale

Lisa Bolkonskaya

Lea Seidl

Countess Rostov

Anna Maria Ferrero

Maria Bolkonskaya

Wilfrid Lawson

Prince Bolkonsky

Jeremy Brett

Nikolai Rostov

Patrick Crean

Denisov

Sean Barrett

Petya Rostov

Gertrude Flynn

Mariya Peronskaya

John Mills

Platon Karataev

Giuseppe Addobbati

House Servant (uncredited)

Mario Addobbati

Young Servant at Rostov's (uncredited)

Inna Alexeievna

Governess (uncredited)

Luciano Angelini

Young Soldier at Borodino (uncredited)

Cesare Barbetti

Young Soldier Shot in Front of Pierre (uncredited)

Vincent Barbi

Balaga

Patrick Barrett

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Michael Billingsley

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Augusto Borselli

(uncredited)

Georges Bréhat

French Officer at Execution (uncredited)

Mario Cardoni

Soldier (uncredited)

Guido Celano

Victor (uncredited)

Carmelo Consoli

(uncredited)

Geoffrey Copleston

French Officer (uncredited)

Tiziano Cortini

(uncredited)

Giorgio Costantini

French Officer (uncredited)

Dave Crowley

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Robert Cunningham

Pierre's Second at Duel (uncredited)

Alex D'Alessio

Soldier (uncredited)

Carlo Dale

Young French Officer (uncredited)

Henry Danieli

(uncredited)

Paul Davis

Young French Officer (uncredited)

Richard Dawson

(uncredited)

Lucio De Santis

Young Officer at Orgy (uncredited)

Carlo Delmi

Young Guard (uncredited)

Mino Doro

Russian General (uncredited)

Andrea Esterhazy

Dolokhov's Second at Duel (uncredited)

Andrea Fantasia

Constand (uncredited)

Charles Fawcett

Russian Artillery Captain (uncredited)

Francis Foucaud

French Soldier (uncredited)

Alan Furlan

Russian Officer (uncredited)

Angelo Galassi

Russian Soldier (uncredited)

Nándor Gallai

Bezukhov's Servant (uncredited)

Stephen Garret

Coachman / Doctor (uncredited)

Dino Gelio

(uncredited)

Micaela Giustiniani

Woman (uncredited)

Christopher Hofer

French Officer (uncredited)

John Horne

Gentleman at Ball (uncredited)

Sdenka Kirchen

Old Maid (uncredited)

Dmitriy Konstantinov

Young Officer at Orgy (uncredited)

Mauro Lanciani

Young Prince Nicholas (uncredited)

Stephen Lang

Tichon - Old Servant of Bolkonskty (uncredited)

Arcibaldo Layall

(uncredited)

Marianne Leibl

Vera - Natasha's Sister (uncredited)

Don Little

Gentleman at Ball (uncredited)

Alberto Lolli

Prokofi - Rostov's Butler

Gianni Luda

Soldier (uncredited)

Howard Marion-Crawford

Prince Bolkonsky

Clelia Matania

Mademoiselle Geoges

Richard McNamara

De Beausset - French Messenger (uncredited)

Nino Milia

(uncredited)

Enrico Olivieri

French Drummer (uncredited)

Eric Oulton

Russian General (uncredited)

Piero Palermini

Russian Artillery Lieutenant (uncredited)

Mimmo Palmara

French Officer (uncredited)

Piero Pastore

Bolkonsky's Servant (uncredited)

Teresa Pellati

Liudmila (uncredited)

Frank Pex

(uncredited)

Paola Quagliero

Young Girl Protected by Pierre (uncredited)

Savo Raskovitch

Czar Alexander I

Robert Rietty

French Officer (voice) (uncredited)

Jerry Riggio

French Officer (uncredited)

Alfredo Rizzo

Soldier (uncredited)

Giovanni Rossi-Loti

Young Russian Officer (uncredited)

Giacomo Rossi-Stuart

Young Cossack (uncredited)

Umberto Sacripante

Old Man (uncredited)

Aldo Saporetti

Guest at Dolochov's Party (uncredited)

John Stacy

Russian General (uncredited)

Robert Stephens

Officer Talking with Natasha (uncredited)

Eschilo Tarquini

Soldier (uncredited)

Gilberto Tofano

Young Dying Soldier (uncredited)

Michael Tor

Pope

Gualtiero Tumiati

Count Kirill Bezukhov (uncredited)

Joop van Hulzen

Russian Officer (uncredited)

Henri Vidon

(uncredited)

Robin White Cross

Young Officer at Orgy (uncredited)

Maria Zanoli

Mavra - Rostov Housekeeper (uncredited)

Did you know?

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."

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For the filming of the epic battle scenes, the producers hired 65 physicians, dressed them as soldiers and scattered them throughout the location to take care of any extras or stuntmen who might get injured during filming of the scenes.

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The first draft of the screenplay was 506 pages, over 5 times the size of an average screenplay.

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Goofs

When Sonya enters Natasha's bedroom where Natasha has retired after meeting Anatole at the opera, she appears to turn on an electric lamp! In 1812, candles and fireplaces were the only source of lighting. Kerosene lamps did not appear until mid 19th century.

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The marching band in the opening parade are all playing modern musical instruments.

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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.

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Quotes

Pierre Bezukhov: You can't hate something you've never known or understood.

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Natasha Rostov: When I finally say I love you to any man and really mean it, it will be like a defeated general who's lost all his troops, surrendering and handing his sword to the enemy.

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Natasha Rostov: Did you notice he almost never smiles? While I was singing, I turned around suddenly and caught him looking at me and he was smiling then. And I felt - but it's almost impossible to describe - I felt as if someone had given me the most enormous, beautiful present.

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