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War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky

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Duration

2h 27m

Release

14 Mar 1966

Country

Russia

Language

Russian

Overview

In 1805 St. Petersburg, Pierre Bezukhov, illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, is introduced to high society. His friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, joins the Imperial Russian Army as aide-de-camp of General Mikhail Kutuzov in the War of the Third Coalition against General Napoleon Bonaparte. Part one of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.

Plot

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.

Cast

Lyudmila SavelevaSergey BondarchukVyacheslav Tikhonov

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 8.1/10

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Director

Sergey Bondarchuk

Writers

Lev TolstoySergey BondarchukVasiliy Solovyov

Awards

1 win total

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