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

UNRATED 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 Sergey Bondarchuk ...
Lyudmila Savelyeva Lyudmila Savelyeva ...
Vyacheslav Tikhonov Vyacheslav Tikhonov ...
Boris Zakhava Boris Zakhava ...
Anatoli Ktorov Anatoli Ktorov ...
Anastasiya Vertinskaya Anastasiya Vertinskaya ...
Antonina Shuranova Antonina Shuranova ...
Oleg Tabakov Oleg Tabakov ...
Viktor Stanitsyn Viktor Stanitsyn ...
Irina Skobtseva Irina Skobtseva ...
Boris Smirnov Boris Smirnov ...
Vasili Lanovoy Vasili Lanovoy ...
Kira Golovko Kira Golovko ...
Irina Gubanova Irina Gubanova ...
Aleksandr Borisov Aleksandr Borisov ...
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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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Plot Keywords:

Russia | Marriage | Epic | Peace | Russian Army  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian | German | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Guerra e Paz See more »

Filming Locations:

Arkhangelskoe, Moscow, Russia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

UK: (video version)  | USA: (4 parts)  | Soviet Union:  | Italy: (2 parts)  | Argentina: (4 parts)  | Canada: (Québec)

Sound Mix:

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 »

Quotes

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 »