War and Peace (1956)

War and Peace (1956)

Product Details: War and Peace (1956)

Edition:DVD
MPAA Rating:Unrated
Release Date:12/03/2002
UPC:097360562644
Directed by:King Vidor
Featuring:Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, See all cast

Synopsis: War and Peace (1956)

Set against the backdrop of Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia, King Vidor's adaptation of the Tolstoy sprawling classic stars Henry Fonda as Pierre Bezhukov. Despite the vast scope of the author's detailed portrait of the classes, regions, and characters of Russian society, he was able to draw on his own experience as a soldier in this campaign, capturing the chaos...
Set against the backdrop of Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia, King Vidor's adaptation of the Tolstoy sprawling classic stars Henry Fonda as Pierre Bezhukov. Despite the vast scope of the author's detailed portrait of the classes, regions, and characters of Russian society, he was able to draw on his own experience as a soldier in this campaign, capturing the chaos and confusion of battle in its terrible immediacy. Both the immensely wealthy Pierre and his friend Prince Andrei Bolkonsky (Mel Ferrer), members of an aristocracy of warriors, become disenchanted with the unheroic truth of war. As he says, "The habits of the military class are the absence of freedom, that is discipline, idleness, ignorance, cruelty, debauchery, and darkness." The reflective, unhappily married Pierre is a seeker after truth, wracked with doubt about himself, about the purpose of the war, and about the destiny of the human race. It is only in his love for the enchanting Natasha (Audrey Hepburn) that the ruminative protagaonist can find the meaning that he sought for so long. The film suffers from a leaden script and the 54-year-old Fonda is seriously miscast, but it is worth watching for the excellence of the panoramic battle scenes alone, directed by Mario Soldati.

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Features: War and Peace (1956)

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical
2. Re-Release
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection

User Reviews: War and Peace (1956)

  • Overall:

    very enjoyable

    By napy123  Aug 9, 2001

    Fun to watch and not as long as the book. This movie combines the right amount of romance and action.

  • Overall:

    HEllo

    By Mo  Aug 30, 2000

    This is a wonderful epic about the novel by Leo Tolstoy. I am reafing the book and the book is good. I LOVE the movie though. Audrey Hepburn shows her good and mistakes in thi beautiful movie that will have you crying and yelling at the television.

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