War and Peace (1956)

208 min · Romantic Drama, War Film, drama film, historical film, melodrama, romance film, war film

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Directors

King Vidor

Cast

Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman

The story

In 1805, most of Europe is torn apart by Napoleon Bonaparte's drive to conquer more and more territory. In Moscow, many young men have joined the army, including Nicholas Rostov, the son of Count Ilya Rostov and his wife Nataly, and the brother of young Petya and the flighty but devoted Natasha. The Rostovs' friend Pierre, the illegitimate son of the ailing, wealthy Count Bezukhov, has recently returned from Paris and believes that Napoleon is a "cleansing force" who can establish equality and liberty.

Catalogue themes and tags

1810s, Admirer, Affection, Assault, Besatzung, Campaign, Conquest, Conscientious Objector, Crazy Love, Defence, Eastern Front (WW II), Fake Love, Familie, Forbidden Love, Free Love, Groom, Hochzeit, In Love with the Enemy, Indian Summer, Infidelity, Invasion, Jugendschwarm, Kriegsverschollener, Liebeschaos, Losing the Love of Your Life, Love Letter, Love at First Sight, Love of One's Life, Lover, Lovesickness, Lovestory, Married Lover, Martial Law, Moskau, Napoleon, Napoleonean War, New Woman, Partnership, Prisoner of War, Romantic, Russia, Soldier Returning From the Front, Token of Love, Unhappy Love, Verhältnis, War, War Crimes, War Hero, War Strategy, War Veteran, War Victim, War Wounded, Woman between two Men, Young Love, fremdgehen, gebrochenes Herz, verlieben

Genres

Romantic Drama, War Film, drama film, historical film, melodrama, romance film, war film

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