War and Peace (1956 film)

War and Peace 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 Herbert Lom 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).

Cast

  • Audrey Hepburn as Natasha Rostova
  • Henry Fonda as Count Pierre Bezukhov
  • Mel Ferrer as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
  • Oscar Homolka as General Kutuzov
  • Anita Ekberg as Helene
  • Vittorio Gassman as Anatole Kuragine
  • Herbert Lom as Napoleon
  • Helmut Dantine as Dolokhov
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    War And Peace

    by: Godsmack

    Here we go
    Dance with the devil inside of me
    I'm longing for a second chance
    And taste what seems to remind me
    Of all my skulls and skeletons
    Live and let live
    Die and let die
    War and peace in my hand
    My temptations
    This war and peace inside
    Will take me to the end
    Hell awaits, it's closing in on me
    It strokes its hand down on my back
    And no more mistakes
    My intentions are finally clear
    From how I've always been
    Live and let live
    Die and let die
    Live and let live
    Die and let die
    War and peace in my hand
    My temptations
    This war and peace inside
    Won't end, yeah
    War and peace in my hand, yeah
    This war and peace
    Inside my head
    Will take me to the end
    War and peace in my hand
    My temptations
    This war and peace inside
    Won't end, ah yeah
    War and peace in my hand, yeah
    This war and peace
    Inside my head




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