'War and Peace'DVD Audrey Hepburn,Henry Fonda 1956 v096

'War and Peace'DVD Audrey Hepburn,Henry Fonda 1956 v096 'War and Peace'DVD Audrey Hepburn,Henry Fonda 1956 v096 DESCRIPTION"War and Peace" DVD, Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda (1956), New & Sealed Description: Despite its reputation as an oversimplified epic, King Vidor's War and Peace remains a stellar showcase of Hollywood prestige. While Cecil B. De Mille was reviving ancient Egypt for The Ten Commandments, Vidor was transforming Italian countryside into war-torn Russia, bringing massive resources to bear on this sumptuous, if ultimately misguided adaptation of Tolstoy's classic. Given the marquee casting of Audrey Hepburn as Natasha and then-husband Mel Ferrer as decorated battle hero Prince Andrei, this is a movie you watch for star value, not literary fidelity. Henry Fonda serves Tolstoy more effectively as Pierre, whose passive observation of Napoleon's invasion turns this grand moral tale into an intimate study of individual passions. The battle scenes (directed by Mario Soldati) remain impressive, as doe ... Read More