War and Peace
1956 · 3h 28m · Drama, History, Romance, War · Italy, United States of America · Rated PG (US)
The greatest novel ever written ... Now magnificently alive on the screen!
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.
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King VidorWritten by
King Vidor, Bridget Boland, Mario Camerini, Ennio De Concini, Ivo Perilli, Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Mario Soldati, Robert Westerby, Elizabeth Hill, Irwin ShawBased on the novel by
Leo Tolstoy6.5Smart score
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