War and Peace (1967)

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401 min - Drama | History | Romance - 28 April 1968 (USA)

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Eight-hour epic based on the eponymous book by Leo Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Sergey Bondarchuk	...	Pierre Bezukhov
	Lyudmila Savelyeva	...	Natasha Rostova
	Vyacheslav Tikhonov	...	Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
	Boris Zakhava	...	Field Marshal Kutuzov
	Anatoli Ktorov	...	Prince Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky
	Anastasiya Vertinskaya	...	Pricess Lisa Bolkonskaya
	Antonina Shuranova	...	Princess Maria Bolkonskaya
	Oleg Tabakov	...	Nikolai Rostov
	Viktor Stanitsyn	...	Ilya Andreyevich Rostov
	Irina Skobtseva	...	Hélène Bezukhova
	Boris Smirnov	...	Prince Vasili Kuragin
	Vasili Lanovoy	...	Anatol Kuragin
	Kira Golovko	...	Countess Rostova
	Irina Gubanova	...	Sonia Rostova
	Aleksandr Borisov	...	Uncle Rostov

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Storyline

Eight-hour epic 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. The 500,000 strong Napoleon's army moves through Russia and causes much destruction culminating in the battle of Borodino. The Russian army has to retreat. Moscow is occupied, looted and burned down, but soon Napoleon loses control and has to flee. Both sides suffer tremendous losses in the war, and Russian society is left irrevocably changed. Written by Steve Shelokhonov

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Drama | History | Romance | War

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Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian | German | French

Release Date:

28 April 1968 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Guerra e Paz See more »

Filming Locations:

Arkhangelskoe, Moscow, Russia See more »

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Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

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Mosfilm See more »

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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (RCA Sound System) (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (Restored version)

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Original location of the staff of Field Marshal Kutusov was used for filming. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When some of the characters are attending the opera, "L'incoronazione di Poppea" by Claudio Monteverdi is being performed. It premiered in Venice in 1642, but by the time that the story takes place (ca. 1807), it had been lost and all but forgotten. A score wasn't rediscovered until 1888, and the first modern performance was given in 1905. The anachronism is probably intentional since Monteverdi's tale of the destructiveness of erotic desire foreshadows the events immediately after that scene. See more »

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Narrator: On 12th June, 1812, the forces of western Europe crossed the frontiers of Russia and war began. In other words, an event took place that was contrary to all human reason and human nature.
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Connections

Referenced in "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: Episode #2.15" (1969) See more »

Soundtracks

"Prologue"
(uncredited)
from "L'Incoronazione di Poppea"
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Written by Giovanni Francesco Busenello See more »

War and Peace (1967)
Voyna i mir (original title)

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