Three Russian aristocrats - flighty Natasha, pacifist Pierre and military officer Andrei - endure a series of tumultuous events as Naopleon Bonaparte's armies invade the country. While Andrei is sent to the front line, Pierre is drawn into a loveless marriage, ignorant of Natasha's feelings for him. Historical drama based on Leo Tolstoy's novel, starring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda and John Mills.

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.