War and Peace (1956 film)
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War and Peace (1956 film) is a lavish 1956 epic historical drama adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, renowned for its grand scale, international cast, and sweeping depiction of Napoleonic-era Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War and Peace (1956 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10131459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War and Peace (1956 film) Context triple: [Jack Cardiff, notableWork, War and Peace (1956 film)]
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War and Peace (1965–1967 film series)
War and Peace (1965–1967 film series) is a monumental Soviet film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, renowned for its epic scale, historical detail, and innovative battle sequences.
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B.
War and Peace (1972 TV series)
War and Peace (1972 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, dramatizing the intertwined lives of Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
War & Peace (2016 TV series)
War & Peace (2016 TV series) is a British historical drama miniseries adapting Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel about Russian aristocratic life during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
War and Peace (opera)
War and Peace is a large-scale opera by Sergei Prokofiev, based on Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel and noted for its sweeping historical scope and rich, dramatic music.
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War and Peace (stage production)
War and Peace (stage production) is a theatrical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel, known for its large ensemble cast and ambitious staging, in which Anne-Marie Duff delivered a notable performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War and Peace (1956 film) Target entity description: War and Peace (1956 film) is a lavish 1956 epic historical drama adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, renowned for its grand scale, international cast, and sweeping depiction of Napoleonic-era Russia.
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A.
War and Peace (1965–1967 film series)
War and Peace (1965–1967 film series) is a monumental Soviet film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, renowned for its epic scale, historical detail, and innovative battle sequences.
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B.
War and Peace (1972 TV series)
War and Peace (1972 TV series) is a British television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel, dramatizing the intertwined lives of Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
War & Peace (2016 TV series)
War & Peace (2016 TV series) is a British historical drama miniseries adapting Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel about Russian aristocratic life during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
War and Peace (opera)
War and Peace is a large-scale opera by Sergei Prokofiev, based on Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel and noted for its sweeping historical scope and rich, dramatic music.
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E.
War and Peace (stage production)
War and Peace (stage production) is a theatrical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel, known for its large ensemble cast and ambitious staging, in which Anne-Marie Duff delivered a notable performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2.35:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | War and Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | King Vidor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Leo Cattozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | VistaVision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nino Rota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Napoleonic-era Russia
ⓘ
large international cast ⓘ lavish production values ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalCharacter |
Natasha Rostova
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pierre Bezukhov NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Andrei Bolkonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysHistoricalEvent | French invasion of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysHistoricalFigure | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Carlo Ponti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dino De Laurentiis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Paramount Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-08-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 208 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bridget Boland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ennio De Concini NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivo Perilli NERFINISHED ⓘ King Vidor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Camerini NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Westerby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCity |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anita Ekberg
NERFINISHED
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Audrey Hepburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Lom NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Ferrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Homolka NERFINISHED ⓘ Vittorio Gassman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War and Peace (1956 film) Description of subject: War and Peace (1956 film) is a lavish 1956 epic historical drama adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel, renowned for its grand scale, international cast, and sweeping depiction of Napoleonic-era Russia.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
King Vidor