War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
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.
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War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 14, 1966
Runtime
2h 27m
Genres
War, Drama, History
User Score
76%
Original Title
Война и Мир 1: Андрей Болконский
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Director
Sergey Bondarchuk
Description
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.