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War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
7.6 / 10• 1966• 2h 27m•NR• Russian
HistoryRomanceWarDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Andrei Bolkonsky
Lead
Sergei Bondarchuk
Pierre Bezukhov
Ludmila Savelyeva
Natasha Rostova
Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Lisa Bolkonskaya
Viktor Stanitsyn
Ilya Andreyevich Rostov
Kira Golovko
Countess Rostova
Oleg Tabakov
Nikolai Rostov
Nikolay Kodin
Petya Rostov
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sergei Bondarchuk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
