1966
7.6 (67 votes)
2h 27m
Genres
War
Drama
History
Production Companies
Mosfilm
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (Война и Мир 1: Андрей Болконский)
Overview
The first film of a four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s 1869 novel. In St. Petersburg of 1805, Pierre Bezukhov, the 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 Napoleon.
Key Crew
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
Director of Photography: Anatoly Petritsky, Aleksandr Shelenkov, Yu-Lan Chen
Screenplay: Sergey Bondarchuk, Vasiliy Solovyov
Top Cast
Videos
War and Peace | Trailer | Opens May 24
