War and Peace

Anyone who is considering watching the 1956 film version of Tolsoy's epic should know it is the most tedious five-hour adaptation I have seen. The script could have worked except for the acting, especially be Mel Ferrel, which was painful and mundane. Being the Audrey Hepburn fan that I am, I was anticipating her role as Natasha Rostof, but even she disappointed. A terribly mis-cast film. But enough ranting...