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Cast
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
as Andrei Bolkonsky
Sergey Bondarchuk
as Pierre Bezukhov
Ludmila Savelyeva
as Natasha Rostova
Anastasiya Vertinskaya
as Lisa Bolkonskaya
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
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1966
Runtime2h 27m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresHistory, Romance, War
Votes83
DirectorSergey Bondarchuk
WritersSergey Bondarchuk, Vasiliy Solovyov
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWar and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
About War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
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.
Directed by Sergey Bondarchuk, War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky leans on a strong ensemble — Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Ludmila Savelyeva — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about history titles of 1966.
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