Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.
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S1.E14
Thousands of exhausted troops make for a troubled peace in the aftermath of battle. Moscow is in retreat and difficult decisions and sacrifices made. Pierre receives some bad news and decides on a ...
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Pierre Bezukhov tries to come to terms with his large inheritance, the new society in which he finds himself, and displays some controversial opinions about Napoleon. Andrei Bolkonsky meanwhile is in...
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Andre Bolkonsky visits the Rostov's on business. There is a ball in which the Czar himself is in attendance, and from this springs a budding romance.
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| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Pierre Bezukhov 17 episodes, 1972-1973 | |
| Morag Hood | ... | Natasha Rostova 14 episodes, 1972-1973 | |
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Alan Dobie | ... | Prince Andrei Bolkonsky 14 episodes, 1972-1973 |
| Rupert Davies | ... | Count Rostov 14 episodes, 1972-1973 | |
| Joanna David | ... | Sonya 13 episodes, 1972-1973 | |
| Faith Brook | ... | Countess Rostova 12 episodes, 1972-1973 | |
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Angela Down | ... | Princess Maria Bolkonskya 10 episodes, 1972-1973 |
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Sylvester Morand | ... | Nikolai Rostov 10 episodes, 1972-1973 |
| David Swift | ... | Napoleon 9 episodes, 1972-1973 | |
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Fiona Gaunt | ... | Hélène Kuragina 9 episodes, 1972 |
| Frank Middlemass | ... | Mikhail Kutuzov 8 episodes, 1972-1973 | |
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Anthony Jacobs | ... | Prince Bolkonsky 7 episodes, 1972 |
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Neil Stacy | ... | Boris Drubetskoy 7 episodes, 1972-1973 |
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Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.
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By Alexis Lvov (as Alexei Lvov)
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This mini-series was filmed in the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, in the production of Avala Films. See more »Soundtracks
God Save the Tsar!By Alexis Lvov (as Alexei Lvov)
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I remember seeing this when I was in high school and being mesmerized. Having watched it at home now twice, I still think this an amazing adaptation. Watching Anthony Hopkins stretch his legs in his first big role is a wonder and presages all the kudos he was to receive in ensuing decades. I also think Morag Hood was quite convincing as a 13-year-old girl through to a nearly-30 Natasha; in contrast to another viewer who was bothered by a 30-year-old woman playing the girl Natasha, I found her acting the part of a 13 year old to be convincing.
David Swift brings real complexity to Napoleon, and the family scenes of the Rostovs are a wonderful contrast to the dysfunctional Bolkonsky family. The acting is very good throughout (although Joanna David as Sonya does a bit too much weeping for my taste) and the peek into the Russia of the times is faithful to the book.
This production shows its age, especially the graininess of exterior shots compared to the interior studio film, but overall I think it a truly outstanding adaptation. I sure wish Alan Dobie was still working in film! Most of the secondary characters (Dolohov, Helene, and Katische) are quite good.