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War and Peace

Original title: Voyna i mir
  • 19651965
  • GPGP
  • 7h 33m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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War and Peace (1965)
DramaHistoryRomance
The Russian aristocracy prepares for the French invasion on the eve of 1812.The Russian aristocracy prepares for the French invasion on the eve of 1812.The Russian aristocracy prepares for the French invasion on the eve of 1812.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
7.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,719
1,992
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    • Director
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
    • Writers
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
      • Vasiliy Solovyov
      • Lev Tolstoy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Lyudmila Saveleva
      • Vyacheslav Tikhonov
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
    • Writers
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
      • Vasiliy Solovyov
      • Lev Tolstoy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Lyudmila Saveleva
      • Vyacheslav Tikhonov
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
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    • 79User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Lyudmila Saveleva
    Lyudmila Saveleva
    • Natasha Rostova
    Vyacheslav Tikhonov
    Vyacheslav Tikhonov
    • Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
    Sergey Bondarchuk
    Sergey Bondarchuk
    • Pierre Bezukhov
    Boris Zakhava
    Boris Zakhava
    • Field Marshal Kutuzov
    Anatoli Ktorov
    Anatoli Ktorov
    • Prince Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky
    Anastasiya Vertinskaya
    Anastasiya Vertinskaya
    • Princess Lise Bolkonskaya
    Antonina Shuranova
    Antonina Shuranova
    • Princess Maria Bolkonskaya
    Oleg Tabakov
    Oleg Tabakov
    • Nikolai Rostov
    Viktor Stanitsyn
    Viktor Stanitsyn
    • Ilya Andreyevich Rostov
    Irina Skobtseva
    Irina Skobtseva
    • Hélène Bezukhova
    Boris Smirnov
    Boris Smirnov
    • Prince Vasili Kuragin
    Vasiliy Lanovoy
    Vasiliy Lanovoy
    • Anatol Kuragin
    Kira Golovko
    Kira Golovko
    • Countess Rostova
    Irina Gubanova
    Irina Gubanova
    • Sonia Rostova
    Aleksandr Borisov
    Aleksandr Borisov
    • Uncle Rostov
    Oleg Efremov
    Oleg Efremov
    • Dolokhov
    Giuli Chokhonelidze
    Giuli Chokhonelidze
    • Prince Bagration
    Vladislav Strzhelchik
    Vladislav Strzhelchik
    • Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
    • Director
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
    • Writers
      • Sergey Bondarchuk
      • Vasiliy Solovyov
      • Lev Tolstoy(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Sergey Bondarchuk created meticulous recreations of battles of the Napoleonic Wars. The Battle of Borodino against the Napoleon's invasion is the largest battle scene ever filmed.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • 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.

    • Alternate versions
      There are three different versions: The American release, a 360 minute film in two parts (dubbed in English). The Russian release, a series of four films totaling 403 minutes (see also Vojna i mir I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1965), Vojna i mir II: Natasha Rostova (1966), Vojna i mir III: 1812 god (1967) and Vojna i mir IV: Pierre Bezukhov (1967)). Most reviews (including Leonard Maltin's) list this film's running time as 507 minutes; this is a mistake due to the longer lengths of 70mm prints.
    • Connections
      Edited from War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Prologue
      (uncredited)

      from "L'Incoronazione di Poppea"

      Composed by Claudio Monteverdi

      Written by Giovanni Francesco Busenello

    User reviews79

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    The most faithful movie adaptation of a book I've seen
    When you see the movie that adapts your favorite work of literature you have high expectations. You have a picture of the scenes, locations and characters in your mind, and hardly ever a movie comes close to those images. Likewise, I found the 1954 movie War and Peace very disappointing. I was prepared for a similar experience before I saw the two-part movie by Russian director Sergei Bondarchuk. And was surprised. Still, the seven hours' version still omits many facets (including the almost satirical epilogue) of the original 1600 pages work of Leo Tolstoy. But never before lived a movie up to the images of my mind like this one. The actors, the locations, must have been picked very carefully, because they are very close to how they are depicted in the book. In more than one instance I had the feeling that my imagination had been brought to the screen. But it isn't the faithful rendition of the material alone that makes this movie so unique and wonderful. The broad scope of emotions, the grand scale of the aristocracy's parties with all their luxury, the battles with tens of thousands of extras, the impressive burning of Moscow, the actors who don't act but live the plot, it all adds to the wonderful experience of this film. This movie is highly recommended to any true lover of Tolstoy's book, who is interested in Napoleonic history or simply anyone who likes deep, moving, impressive movies. For anyone interested in Napoleonic history, I also highly recommend Bondarchuk's Waterloo, from 1969/70.
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    • Sascha Tesch
    • Oct 28, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Official site
      • Mosfilm [rus]
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Krieg und Frieden
    • Filming locations
      • Borodino, Russia
    • Production company
      • Mosfilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,213,013 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $148,503
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $22,976
      • Feb 17, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $148,503
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    • Runtime
      7 hours 33 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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