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War and Peace

1956 film directed by King Vidor
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Summary

War and Peace is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,164 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[3]
  • Director: King Vidor[4]
  • Screenwriter: Mario Camerini[5], Ennio de Concini[6], Ivo Perilli[7], King Vidor[8], Gian Gaspare Napolitano[9], Mario Soldati[10], Bridget Boland[11], Robert Westerby[12]
  • Composer: Nino Rota[13]
  • Genre: historical film[14], drama film[15], war film[16], romance film[17], melodrama[18]
  • Based on: War and Peace[19]
  • Cast member: Audrey Hepburn[20], Henry Fonda[21], Mel Ferrer[22], Vittorio Gassman[23], Herbert Lom[24], Oskar Homolka[25], Anita Ekberg[26], Helmut Dantine[27], Tullio Carminati[28], Milly Vitale[29], May Britt[30], Jeremy Brett[31], John Mills[32], Anna Maria Ferrero[33]
  • Producer: Dino De Laurentiis[34], Carlo Ponti[35]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[36]
  • Director of photography: Jack Cardiff[37]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[38], Italian[39]
  • Commons category: War and Peace (1956 film)[40]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[41]
  • Review score: 5.6/10[42], 50%[43]
  • Color: color[44]
  • Country of origin: United States[45], Italy[46]
  • Publication date: August 21, 1956[47], December 29, 1956[48], January 27, 1958[49]
  • Characters: Natasha Rostova[50], Pierre Bezukhov[51], Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky[52]

Why It Matters

War and Peace has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did War and Peace receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[3].

Related Entities

Anita Ekberg Audrey Hepburn Carlo Ponti Dino De Laurentiis film Henry Fonda Herbert Lom Italy Jeremy Brett John Mills King Vidor Leo Tolstoy Mario Soldati Mikhail Kutuzov Napoleon Netflix Nino Rota Russian Empire United States Vittorio Gassman War and Peace

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 46230
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18937
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Mario Chiari
    Publication date → +1956-08-21T00:00:00Z, +1956-12-29T00:00:00Z, +1958-01-27T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Mario Camerini, Ennio de Concini, Ivo Perilli +5
    Duration → {'amount': '+208'}
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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