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War & Peace

War & Peace

Starring: Anthony Hopkins , Morag Hood

Directed by: John Davies

Produced by: David Conroy

Written by: Leo Tolstoy , Jack Pulman

Leo Tolstoy’s legendary masterpiece has inspired numerous adaptations, but none so revered as this epic 20-part production—the most expensive the BBC had ever attempted.

 

Item Number: 14484

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Format:
DVD Fullscreen
Region:
1 - More Details
Run time:
About 14 3/4 Hours
Originally Aired On:
Masterpiece Theatre
Number of Discs:
5

Leo Tolstoy’s legendary masterpiece has inspired numerous adaptations, but none so revered as this epic 20-part production—the most expensive the BBC had ever attempted. War & Peace chronicles the complex, interrelated tales of three Russian families—soldiers, peasants, aristocracy, even royalty—during one of the most turbulent eras in 19th-century Russian history, Napoleon’s advance on Moscow. Completely restored and remastered for DVD, this sumptuous series features award-winning design, breathtaking battle sequences and an all-star cast—headed by Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs, The Remains of the Day) as the soul-searching Pierre Bezuhov, plus Morag Hood (Hamish Macbeth, Wuthering Heights) as his true love, the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova. Make War & Peace part of your permanent video library. As seen on Masterpiece Theatre.

Pierre Bezuhov --- Anthony Hopkins
Natasha Rostova --- Morag Hood
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky --- Alan Dobie
Princess Maria Bolkonskya --- Angela Down
Nikolai Rostov --- Sylvester Morand
Sonya --- Joanna David
Count Rostov --- Rupert Davies
Countess Rostova --- Faith Brook
Prince Bolkinsky --- Anthony Jacobs
Mikhail Kutuzov --- Frank Middlemass
Napoleon --- David Swift
Anatole Kuragin --- Colin Baker
Helene Kuragina --- Fiona Gaunt
Tsar Alexander I --- Donald Douglas
Boris Drubetskoy --- Neil Stacy
Princess Drubetskoya --- Anne Blake
Denisov --- Gary Watson
Dolohov --- Donald Burton
Prince Vasili Kuragin --- Basil Henson
Platon Karatayev --- Harry Locke
Amelie Bourienne --- Athene Fielding
Princess Lisa Bolkonskya --- Alison Frazer
Vera Rostova --- Patricia Shakesby


Written by Leo Tolstoy
Screenplay by Jack Pulman
Directed by John Davies
Produced by David Conroy
Cinematography by Peter Hall
Film Editing by Gordon Clarke
Costume Design by Charles Knode

BAFTA® Awards
1973 – Best Actor – Anthony Hopkins
1973 – Best Design – Don Homfray

Anthony Hopkins learns his lines by reading them out loud up to 250 times before filming.