War and Peace
DVD cover
Directed by	King Vidor
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti
Written by	Bridget Boland Robert Westerby King Vidor Mario Camerini Ennio De Concini Ivo Perilli Leo Tolstoy (novel)
Starring	Audrey Hepburn Henry Fonda Mel Ferrer
Music by	Nino Rota
Cinematography	Jack Cardiff
Editing by	Leo Cattozzo
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Released	August 21, 1956
Running time	208 min.
Language	English/Italian
Budget	$6,000,000 (estimated)
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War and Peace is the first film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. It is an American/Italian version, directed by King Vidor and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis, (born August 8, 1919) is an Italian movie producer born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples. ... Carlo Ponti (born December 11, Italian film producer. ... King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy ▶ (help· info) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and... Adieu Audrey, one of several tribute books published after the actress death in 1993. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ... Mel Ferrer (born August 25, 1917 in Elberon, New Jersey) is an American actor, film director and film producer. ... Nino Rota (December 3, 1911 – April 10, 1979) was an Italian composer. ... Jack Cardiff (born 18 September 1914) is a British cinematographer, director and photographer. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used since 2003. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up English in Wiktionary, the free dictionary As an adjective, English refers to anything from or pertaining to England. ... War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Vojna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Vojna i mir) is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy ▶ (help· info) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and... King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... Agostino De Laurentiis, usually credited as Dino De Laurentiis, (born August 8, 1919) is an Italian movie producer born at Torre Annunziata in the province of Naples. ...

It was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film and it had Academy Awards nominations for Best Director (King Vidor), Best Cinematography, Color (Jack Cardiff) and Best Costume Design, Color (Maria De Matteis). The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... Jack Cardiff (born 18 September 1914) is a British cinematographer, director and photographer. ...

See also

• War and Peace - book by Leo Tolstoy
• War and Peace - 1968 film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk

War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Vojna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Vojna i mir) is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869, which tells the story of Russian society during the Napoleonic Era. ... Leo Tolstoy, pictured late in life Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy ▶ (help· info) (Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910, N.S.; August 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910, O.S.) was a Russian novelist, social reformer, pacifist, Christian anarchist, vegetarian, moral thinker and... War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир; Vojna i mir) was a Soviet-produced film version of the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk (Russian: Серге́й Фёдорович Бондарчук; Ukrainian: Сергій Федорович Бондарчук September 25, 1920 – October 20, 1994) was a Soviet, Ukrainian-born film director, screenwriter, and actor. ...

External links

• War and Peace at the Internet Movie Database