King Wallis Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His 67-year career spanned the silent and sound eras, with works distinguished by a sympathetic depiction of contempor
Vidor in 1925
Vidor featured in the February 21, 1920, issue of Exhibitors Herald
Holiday greetings from the Vidors, December 25, 1920
King Vidor and Colleen Moore on location for The Sky Pilot near Truckee, California
War and Peace is a 1956 epic historical drama film based on the 1869 novel by Leo Tolstoy. It was directed and co-written by King Vidor and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti for Paramount
King Vidor
…Forest (1949) Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) Japanese War Bride (1952) Ruby Gentry (1952) Light's Diamond Jubilee (1954) (TV) Man Without a Star (1955) War and Peace (1956) Solomon and Sheba (1959) Truth and Illusion (1964) The Metaphor (1980) Academy Awards and nominations Year Award Film Result 1927–28 Best Director…
Theatrical release poster
Andrei Bolkonsky (Mel Ferrer, left) and Natasha Rostova (Audrey Hepburn, right)
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer on the set of War and Peace in 1955