War & Peace 

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.

Stars:

Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Anthony Hopkins	...	Pierre Bezukhov 17 episodes, 1972-1973
Morag Hood	...	Natasha Rostova 14 episodes, 1972-1973
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
Angela Down	...	Princess Maria Bolkonskya 10 episodes, 1972-1973
Sylvester Morand	...	Nikolai Rostov 10 episodes, 1972-1973
David Swift	...	Napoleon 9 episodes, 1972-1973
Fiona Gaunt	...	Hélène Kuragina 9 episodes, 1972
Frank Middlemass	...	Mikhail Kutuzov 8 episodes, 1972-1973
Anthony Jacobs	...	Prince Bolkonsky 7 episodes, 1972
Neil Stacy	...	Boris Drubetskoy 7 episodes, 1972-1973

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

soldier | napolon bonaparte character | conquest | napoleonic war | russian soldier | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guerra e pace

Filming Locations:

Bela Crkva, Serbia

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), C.F.S. Kosutnjak

Technical Specs

Runtime:

890 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This mini-series was filmed in the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, in the production of Avala Films.

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Connections

Version of War & Peace (2016)

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Soundtracks

God Save the Tsar!
By Alexis Lvov (as Alexei Lvov)
Performed by The Band of H.M. Welsh Guards
[theme]

User Reviews

Faithful to Tolstoy, More Complete Than Most Versions, Hopkins a Fine Pierre

There are at least three major filmed versions of the epic, sprawling Tolstoy masterpiece, and each offers particular pleasures. The King Vidor version made for Hollywood is short; otherwise, it offers a miscast Henry Fonda and a wistful Audrey Hepburn, who while lovely indeed, is out of her depth in a deeply tragic story. The Russian version which clocks in at somewhere about eight hours has lavish spectacle going for it, huge amounts of staged battle sequences which boggle the mind--and done without the use of CGI;its drawback is an often confusing script and, for contemporary English and American audiences, an over-the-top, occasionally hysterical acting style. This version is fifteen hours long and I found it followed the book carefully, and is loaded with fine performances, particularly Anthony Hopkins as the confused Pierre, bumbling through life in search of some spiritual catharsis; there are numerous other roles that become memorable from actors not familiar to most of us, and only Napoleon comes up short in a lackluster, thudding performance. Because this version was for BBC and not the movies, it looks a little spare now and then, but once the rhythm was set, I found it compelling and hugely satisfactory.