 War and Peace 1967  N/R, 375 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Sergei Bondarchuk
Cast: Sergei Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Kira Golovko, Irina Gubanova, Antonina Shuranova, V. Badayev, Jean-Claude Ballard, Aleksandr Borisov, Giuli Chokhonelidze, Nikolai Bubnov, D. Edzhubov
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, this rendition of Leo Tolstoy's novel is artfully produced and well-worth viewing. The story involves Russia's war in 1812 against Napoleon's invading troops and how Russia was left with a changed society. Meanwhile, Countess Natasha (Lyudmila Savelyeva) and Count Pierre Bezukhov (the film's director Sergei Bondarchuk) fall in and out of love as events in their lives are changed during the war. But by story's end, they are reunited.
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War and Peace 1956  N/R, 208 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Herbert Lom, John Mills, Barry Jones, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg, Oskar Homolka, May Britt, Wilfrid Lawson, Helmut Dantine, Tullio Carminati, Milly Vitale, Anna-Maria Ferrero
Napoleon's invasion of Russia is the backdrop for this epic tale in which the Russian aristocracy, with its reverence for the church, is clearly brought out amidst the glamorous lifestyle. While Napoleon plans to invade Russia, Russian intellectual Pierre Bezukhov (Henry Fonda) falls in love with Natasha (Audrey Hepburn). But, after his father dies and he gains a large inheritance, Pierre marries Helene (Anita Ekberg). This proves to be a loveless marriage that ends quickly. Meanwhile, Napoleon has invaded Russia, and Pierre's friend Andrei (Mel Ferrer) is fighting in the war. Andrei returns home and falls in love with Natasha but returns to the battlefield and is critically wounded. Pierre witnesses the carnage and vows to kill Napoleon. The French are finally beaten, and, by story's end, Pierre is reunited with Natasha. King Vidor received an Oscar nomination for his directing.
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