War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1966)

03/14/1966 (SU) • 2h 27m

War, Drama, History

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ludmila Savelyeva

Natasha Rostova

Sergey Bondarchuk

Pierre Bezukhov

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Andrei Bolkonsky

Viktor Stanitsyn

Ilya Andreyevich Rostov

Kira Golovko

Countess Rostova

Oleg Tabakov

Nikolai Rostov

Sergei Yermilov

Petya Rostov (uncredited)

Anatoli Ktorov

Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky


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Part of the War and Peace Collection

Includes War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky, War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova, War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

period drama

19th century

russian literature

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