War and Peace

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War and Peace

film by Vidor [1956]

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three-and-a-half-hour version of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace failed to find an audience when it was released in 1956, a victim of uneven acting—although Audrey Hepburn gave a notable performance, a visibly uncomfortable Fonda was miscast—and eight screenwriters (one of whom was Vidor). Even so, Vidor received an Academy Award…
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three-and-a-half-hour version of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace failed to find an audience when it was released in 1956, a victim of uneven acting—although Audrey Hepburn gave a notable performance, a visibly uncomfortable Fonda was miscast—and eight screenwriters (one of whom was Vidor). Even so, Vidor received an Academy Award…
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