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.

Country:

Soviet Union

Genre:

War,

Drama,

History

Duration:

147 minutes

Year:

1966

Director:

Sergey Bondarchuk

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Company:

Mosfilm

Cast:

Natasha Rostova

Pierre Bezukhov

Andrei Bolkonsky

Ilya Andreyevich Rostov

Countess Rostova

Crew:

Director

Screenplay

Editor

Screenplay

Director of Photography