dougmarshall_94142

When the films of Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda are discussed, War and Peace is never included. This is one movie where I can say, without fear, READ THE BOOK INSTEAD. And this has a LITTLE bit to do with the length, and MORE to do with King Vidor's failure to justify those three hours PLUS. The only performance I consider worthy is Herbert Lom's portrayal of Napoleon. And that is because he is generally known for being Inspector Dreyfuss is the Pink Panther series. Everyone else, INCLUDING Fonda and Hepburn, could have been played by ANY other actors. And it could have been reduced in size to half, and have been far more entertaining. OR As I advised before. READ THE BOOK INSTEAD. The only OTHER amazing thing about this movie is that it was filmed at the height of the Anti-American investigation hearings. Did any of these actors get dragged before McCarthy? Did any of the people who went to see the movie get dragged before the committee for watching a play with majority Russian characters? Amazing. All that wasted film.