Where to Watch War and Peace (1965) in the US

What it's about

Eight-hour epic based on the book of the same name by Lev Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined. One is the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, who is unhappy in his marriage. Another is the "Great Patriotic War" of 1812 against the invading Napoleon's Armies. The people of Russia from all classes of society stand up united against the enemy. The 500,000 strong Napoleon's army moves through Russia and causes much destruction, culminating in the battle of Borodino. The Russian army has to retreat. Moscow is occupied, looted and burned down, but soon Napoleon loses control and has to flee. Both sides suffer tremendous losses in the war, and Russian society is left irrevocably changed.

Cast and crew

Director

Sergey Bondarchuk

Writer

Sergey Bondarchuk, Vasiliy Solovyov, Lev Tolstoy

Starring

Lyudmila Saveleva, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk

Details

Release date

Apr 28, 1968

Language

Russian, German, French

Country

Soviet Union

Box office

$148,503

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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