War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
1965 · Movie · 147 min · ★ 7.6
In 1805, Russian high society is drawn into a widening European conflict as private ambitions, family expectations, and patriotic duty collide. This first chapter of a four-part epic follows aristocratic life and the approach of war with a sweeping, serious tone.
Also known as War and Peace part1: Andrei Bolkonsky
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Details
- Original title
- Война и Мир 1: Андрей Болконский
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1966-03-14
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 147 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (78 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a vast, serious historical epic in the spirit of War and Peace or Waterloo; Not for you if you prefer brisk pacing and lighter drama.
Pros: grand battle scenes; lavish period detail; faithful adaptation | Cons: very lengthy; slow introductions; often sullen
Themes
- based on novel or book
- period drama
- russian history
- historical drama
- 19th century
- russian literature
Cast & crew
Ludmila Savelyeva
as Natasha Rostova
Sergey Bondarchuk
as Pierre Bezukhov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
as Andrei Bolkonsky
Viktor Stanitsyn
as Ilya Andreyevich Rostov
Kira Golovko
as Countess Rostova
Oleg Tabakov
as Nikolai Rostov
Nikolay Kodin
as Petya Rostov
Sergei Yermilov
as Petya Rostov
Irina Gubanova
as Sonya
Anatoli Ktorov
as Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky
Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk