
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
Rating
Release Date
3/14/1966Runtime
147 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
RussianBudget
-Revenue
-Homepage
-
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A sweeping, patient immersion into the lives of Russian aristocrats caught between personal aspiration and historical upheaval during the Napoleonic wars. Tolstoy's grand social canvas unfolds with operatic scope and intimate character study in equal measure.
Mood
Themes
Tone
Pacing
Look
Structure
Heads up

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)

Irina Gubanova
Sonya

Anatoli Ktorov
Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky

Antonina Shuranova
Princess Mariya

Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Lisa Bolkonskaya

Boris Smirnov
Prince Vasili
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to review War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky.
War and Peace Collection
Recommendations
Ranked by what each one shares with this film, with the reason on every card.






















