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War and Peace

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War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky

Original title

Voyna i mir (War and Peace)

Year

1966

Running time

401 min.

Country

Soviet Union (USSR)

Director

Sergei Bondarchuk

Screenwriter

Sergei Bondarchuk, Vasiliy Solovyov. Novel: Leo Tolstoy

Cast

Music

Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Cinematography

Anatoli Petritsky, Aleksandr Shelenkov

Producer

Mosfilm

Genre

Drama. War. Romance | Epic film. 19th Century. Napoleonic Wars

Movie Groups

Leo Tolstoy Adaptations

Synopsis

War and Peace (1968) is an eight-hour epic film based on the eponymous book by Leo Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined. One is the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, who is unhappy in his marriage. Another is the "Great Patriotic War" of 1812 against the invading Napoleon's Armies. The people of Russia from all classes of society stand up united against the enemy. Napoleon's armies take Moscow only after Russians burned the entire city. Napoleon cannot spend the coldest winter in the old Russian capital, even in it's fortress - Kremlin. Russians besiege the invaders in Moscow by sealing all roads and cutting supplies. Napoleon's massive army becomes exhausted, and many of his troops are deserting to Russians for survival. Napoleon gets defeated after causing terrible losses to both sides. Peace comes at a very high price. Russian society is changed by the war. Pierre Bezukhov returns from the war a mature man. He separates from his manipulative wife Helene. Now he devotes his love to the beautiful and sincere Countess Natasha Rostova.

Rankings Position

#19 Best Russian Movies of all time
#44 Best War Movies/War Film
#112 Best Romantic Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1968: Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture. 2 Nominations

1968: Golden Globes: Best Foreign Language Picture

1969: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Best Art Direction

1967: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection - Out of Competition

1968: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Film

1968: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Foreign Language Film. 2 nominations

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War and Peace

1966

Sergei Bondarchuk

7.5

(823)