War and Peace (1956 film)

War and Peace
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	King Vidor
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti
Screenplay by	Bridget Boland Mario Camerini Ennio De Concini Gian Gaspare Napolitano Ivo Perilli Mario Soldati King Vidor Robert Westerby
Based on	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Starring	Audrey Hepburn Henry Fonda Mel Ferrer Oskar Homolka Anita Ekberg Herbert Lom
Music by	Nino Rota
Cinematography	Jack Cardiff
Edited by	Leo Cattozzo
Production company	Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (US) Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica (Italy)
Release date	August 21, 1956 (1956-08-21) (United States) December 29, 1956 (1956-12-29) (Italy)
Running time	208 minutes
Country	United States Italy
Language	English Italian Russian
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$6.25 million (Rentals)

War and Peace (Italian: Guerra e pace) is a 1956 American-Italian war drama film directed by King Vidor and written by Vidor, Bridget Boland, Mario Camerini, Ennio De Concini, Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Ivo Perilli, Mario Soldati, and Robert Westerby based on Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel of the same name. The film, released by Paramount Pictures, was produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti with a music score by Nino Rota and cinematography by Jack Cardiff.

The film stars Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Mel Ferrer, along with Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, John Mills and Anita Ekberg, in one of her first breakthrough roles. It had Academy Awards nominations for Best Director (King Vidor), Best Cinematography, Color (Jack Cardiff) and Best Costume Design, Color (Maria De Matteis).