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War and Peace

Movie · 1956 · 208 min

A sweeping, old-Hollywood epic that moves slowly through grand ballrooms and battlefields, blending romance and tragedy with earnest spectacle.

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1956 film directed by King Vidor
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Year
1956
Runtime
208 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • family
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, war, romance, melodrama, historical
Directed by
King Vidor
Written by
King Vidor, Mario Soldati, Mario Camerini, Ennio de Concini
Starring
Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Anita Ekberg, Vittorio Gassman, Mel Ferrer, John Mills, Herbert Lom, Jeremy Brett
Music
Nino Rota
Cinematography
Jack Cardiff
Runtime
208 min
Country
United States, Italy
Languages
Italian, English

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