War and Peace
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- Synopsis
- War and Peace is a commendable attempt to boil down Tolstoy's long, difficult novel into 208 minutes' screen time. In recreating the the social and personal upheavals attending Napoleon's 1812 invasion of Russia, $6 million was shelled out by ......
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- Starring
- Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Anita Ekberg
- Director(s)
- King Vidor
- Distributor(s)
- Carlo Ponti Productions
- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 208 min.
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The New York Times | Elvis MitchellAdd Critic to Favorites
Mr. Patwardhan has located so much information and found so many willing interview subjects that his War and Peace has a riveting intelligence all its own and earns its epic title.Read the full review
Variety | David StrattonAdd Critic to Favorites
Though long-winded and discursive, the professionally assembled material is of immense interest and importance in reminding the viewer of the threat to world peace posed by the continuing posturing on the subcontinent.Read the full review