War and Peace
“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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Cast
113 people
Audrey Hepburn
Natasha Rostova
Known for
Breakfast at Tiffany's
My Fair Lady
Henry Fonda
Pierre Bezukhov
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Grapes of Wrath
Mel Ferrer
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Known for
The Visitor
Eaten Alive
Vittorio Gassman
Anatol Kuragin
Known for
Il Sorpasso
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Herbert Lom
Napoleon
Known for
The Dead Zone
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Oskar Homolka
Field Marshal Kutuzov
Known for
Sabotage
The Seven Year Itch
Anita Ekberg
Helene Kuragina
Known for
La Dolce Vita
Boccaccio '70
Barry Jones
Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov
Known for
Brigadoon
Number Seventeen
May Britt
Sonia Rostova
Known for
The Young Lions
Jeremy Brett
Nikolai Rostov
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
My Fair Lady
John Mills
Platon Karataev
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
Helmut Dantine
Dolokhov
Known for
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Mrs. Miniver
King Vidor Director · Ennio De Concini Screenplay Ivo Perilli Screenplay
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $5M · United States release August 21, 1956
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Russian
Release dates
United States · August 21, 1956
Theatrical
Argentina
March 12, 1957 · Theatrical
Australia
May 12, 1987 · Physical · VHS
Austria
February 1, 1957 · Theatrical
February 1, 1964 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
December 7, 1956 · Theatrical
February 9, 2001 · Physical · mj.gov.br - Cic Vídeo
December 3, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
August 1, 1957 · Theatrical
Finland
March 22, 1957 · Theatrical
February 6, 1976 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
December 18, 1956 · Theatrical
February 12, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
January 1, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
February 7, 1957 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
November 23, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
June 13, 1957 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 9, 1960 · Theatrical
Iran
April 18, 1960 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 2, 1957 · Theatrical
Italy
December 29, 1956 · Theatrical
Japan
December 22, 1956 · Theatrical
August 25, 1978 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
October 27, 1960 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 14, 1957 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 14, 1957 · Theatrical
Russia
August 1, 1959 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 29, 1957 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 23, 1958 · Theatrical
Spain
February 29, 1960 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 27, 1958 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 11, 1958 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 2, 2014 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
November 16, 1956 · Theatrical
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