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| Audrey Hepburn | ... | Natasha Rostova | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | Pierre Bezukhov | |
| Mel Ferrer | ... | Prince Andrei Bolkonsky | |
| Vittorio Gassman | ... | Anatol Kuragin | |
| Herbert Lom | ... | Napoleon | |
| Oskar Homolka | ... | Field Marshal Kutuzov (as Oscar Homolka) | |
| Anita Ekberg | ... | Helene Kuragina | |
| Helmut Dantine | ... | Dolokhov | |
| Tullio Carminati | ... | Prince Vasili Kuragin | |
| Barry Jones | ... | Prince Mikhail Andreevich Rostov | |
| Milly Vitale | ... | Lisa Bolkonskaya | |
| Lea Seidl | ... | Countess Rostov | |
| Anna-Maria Ferrero | ... | Maria Bolkonskaya (as Anna Maria Ferrero) | |
| Wilfrid Lawson | ... | Prince Bolkonsky (as Wilfred Lawson) | |
| May Britt | ... | Sonia Rostova | |
| Jeremy Brett | ... | Nikolai Rostov | |
| Patrick Crean | ... | Denisov | |
| Sean Barrett | ... | Petya Rostov | |
| John Mills | ... | Platon Karataev | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Giuseppe Addobbati | ... | House servant (uncredited) | |
| Mario Addobbati | ... | Young servant at Rostov's (uncredited) | |
| Inna Alexeievna | ... | Governess (uncredited) | |
| Marisa Allasio | ... | Matrosha (uncredited) | |
| Luciano Angelini | ... | Young soldier at Borodino (uncredited) | |
| Cesare Barbetti | ... | Young soldier shot in front of Pierre (uncredited) | |
| Vincent Barbi | ... | Balaga (uncredited) | |
| Patrick Barrett | ... | Russian soldier (uncredited) | |
| Michael Billingsley | ... | Russian soldier (uncredited) | |
| Augusto Borselli | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Georges Bréhat | ... | French officer at execution (uncredited) | |
| Mario Cardoni | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Guido Celano | ... | Victor (uncredited) | |
| Carmelo Consoli | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Geoffrey Copleston | ... | French officer (uncredited) | |
| Tiziano Cortini | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Giorgio Costantini | ... | French officer (uncredited) | |
| Dave Crowley | ... | Russian soldier (uncredited) | |
| Robert Cunningham | ... | Pierre's second at duel (uncredited) | |
| Carlo Dale | ... | Young French officer (uncredited) | |
| Alex D'Alessio | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Henry Danieli | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Paul Davis | ... | Young French officer (uncredited) | |
| Richard Dawson | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Carlo Delmi | ... | Young guard (uncredited) | |
| Lucio De Santis | ... | Young officer at orgy (uncredited) | |
| Mino Doro | ... | Russian general (uncredited) | |
| Andrea Esterhazy | ... | Dolokhov's second at duel (uncredited) | |
| Andrea Fantasia | ... | Constand (uncredited) | |
| Charles Fawcett | ... | Russian artillery captain (uncredited) | |
| Gertrude Flynn | ... | Mariya Peronskaya (uncredited) | |
| Francis Foucaud | ... | French soldier (uncredited) | |
| Alan Furlan | ... | Russian officer (uncredited) | |
| Angelo Galassi | ... | Russian soldier (uncredited) | |
| Nandor Gallai | ... | Bezukhov's servant (uncredited) | |
| Stephen Garret | ... | Coachman / Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Dino Gelio | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Micaela Giustiniani | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Hofer | ... | French officer (uncredited) | |
| John Horne | ... | Gentleman at ball (uncredited) | |
| Sdenka Kirchen | ... | Old maid (uncredited) | |
| Dimitri Konstantinov | ... | Young officer at orgy (uncredited) | |
| Mauro Lanciani | ... | Young Prince Nicholas (uncredited) | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Tichon, old servant of Bolkonskty (uncredited) | |
| Arcibaldo Layall | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Marianne Leibl | ... | Vera, Natasha's sister (uncredited) | |
| Don Little | ... | Gentleman at ball (uncredited) | |
| Alberto Lolli | ... | Prokofi - Rostov's butler (uncredited) | |
| Gianni Luda | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Clelia Matania | ... | Mademoiselle Geoges (uncredited) | |
| Richard McNamara | ... | De Beausset, French messenger (uncredited) | |
| Nino Milia | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Enrico Olivieri | ... | French drummer (uncredited) | |
| Eric Oulton | ... | Russian general (uncredited) | |
| Piero Palermini | ... | Russian artillery lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Mimmo Palmara | ... | French officer (uncredited) | |
| Piero Pastore | ... | Bolkonsky's servant (uncredited) | |
| Teresa Pellati | ... | Liudmila (uncredited) | |
| Frank Pex | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Paola Quagliero | ... | Young girl protected by Pierre (uncredited) | |
| Savo Raskovitch | ... | Czar Alexander I (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Riggio | ... | French officer (uncredited) | |
| Alfredo Rizzo | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Giovanni Rossi-Loti | ... | Young Russian officer (uncredited) | |
| Giacomo Rossi-Stuart | ... | Young Cossack (uncredited) | |
| Umberto Sacripante | ... | Old man (uncredited) | |
| Aldo Saporetti | ... | Guest at Dolochov's party (uncredited) | |
| John Stacy | ... | Russian general (uncredited) | |
| Robert Stephens | ... | Officer talking with Natasha (uncredited) | |
| Eschilo Tarquini | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Gilberto Tofano | ... | Young dying soldier (uncredited) | |
| Michael Tor | ... | Pope (uncredited) | |
| Gualtiero Tumiati | ... | Count Kirill Bezukhov (uncredited) | |
| Joop van Hulzen | ... | Russian officer (uncredited) | |
| Henri Vidon | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Robin White Cross | ... | Young officer at orgy (uncredited) | |
| Maria Zanoli | ... | Mavra, Rostov housekeeper (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| King Vidor | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Leo Tolstoy | (novel "Voyna i mir") | |
| Bridget Boland | (screenplay) and | |
| Robert Westerby | (screenplay) and | |
| King Vidor | (screenplay) and | |
| Mario Camerini | (screenplay) and | |
| Ennio De Concini | (screenplay) and | |
| Ivo Perilli | (screenplay) and | |
| Gian Gaspare Napolitano | (screenplay) and | |
| Mario Soldati | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Dino De Laurentiis | .... | producer | |
| Carlo Ponti | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Nino Rota | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jack Cardiff | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Leo Cattozzo | (as Leo Catozzo) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Mario Chiari | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Piero Gherardi | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Maria De Matteis | |||
| Giulio Ferrari | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Alberto De Rossi | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Grazia De Rossi | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Giorgio Adriani | .... | production manager | |
| Fernando Cinquini | .... | production supervisor | |
| Fausto Saraceni | .... | production manager | |
| Bruno Todini | .... | general production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Guidarino Guidi | .... | assistant director | |
| Bernard Vorhaus | .... | assistant director (as Piero Mussetta) | |
| Carlo Lastricati | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Mario Soldati | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Franz Bachelin | .... | associate art director | |
| Mario Garbuglia | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Gianni Polidori | .... | assistant art director | |
| Italo Tomassi | .... | head scenic painter (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Aldo Calpini | .... | sound engineer | |
| Achille Filo Della Torre | .... | sound engineer (as Filo Della Torre) | |
| Leslie Hodgson | .... | sound editor | |
| Charles Knott | .... | sound recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Costel Grozea | .... | special effects (as Tell Grozea) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Aldo Tonti | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stuart Gilmore | .... | editorial supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Franco Ferrara | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Arthur Fellows | .... | production assistant: Mr. Vidor | |
| Aurel Milloss | .... | choreographer | |
| Ralph Serpe | .... | production assistant: New York | |
| Guy Thomajan | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Auriel Millos | .... | choreographer (uncredited) | |
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Tolstoy's mammoth Russian novel "Voyna i mir" cannot be summed up in a few mere sentences...however, King Vidor's movie-adaptation certainly can, and therein lies a telling difference between the two. An alarming amount of Hollywood generalities have been incorporated into this script (apparently worked on by numerous writers at different intervals), turning a war story into a star-crossed lovers saga. Grand costume spectacle mixes peculiarly with battlefield drama, just as the location footage mixes uneasily with the studio work. In 1800 Russia, as Napoleon is taking over Europe but finding resistance in Russia and England, a virginal, somewhat boy-happy Countess can't decide to whom her heart belongs: a family friend who initially supports Napoleon or a dashing Prince. The Prince soon becomes a Colonel in the war against the French as Napoleon's army advances, leading to the one spectacular, engrossing sequence wherein Henry Fonda (in dress clothes and spectacles), on a jaunt through the countryside, inadvertently finds himself in the middle of battle. Of the large, international cast, only Herbert Lom as Napoleon seems suitable. Audrey Hepburn wears a succession of lovely outfits, yet always seems to be looking out the window or standing on a balcony, speaking to the skies (at one point she speaks to herself in voice-over, as does Prince Mel Ferrer, and you think the producers have to be kidding!). Henry Fonda looks very handsome, but can't seem to get a grasp on his character; his old-chums relationship with Ferrer is scuttled by Ferrer's fearsome non-acting, and the love-triangle asides involving the Countess are piqued, at best. Director Vidor received an Academy Award nomination for his work, but only the battle scenes excel--the rest is a tad clumsy. ** from ****