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

Name: War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 1966
Duration: 147 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ludmila Savelyeva, Sergey Bondarchuk, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Viktor Stanitsyn, Kira Golovko

2h 27m Soviet Union

War Drama History

Plot

Set against the backdrop of St. Petersburg in 1805, the initial installment of this four-part adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic novel introduces Pierre Bezukhov, the son of a wealthy nobleman navigating the intricacies of high society. Meanwhile, his close friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, volunteers for the Imperial Russian Army, serving as aide-de-camp to General Mikhail Kutuzov. Together, they confront the challenges of war during the tumultuous War of the Third Coalition against Napoleon, exploring themes of honor, ambition, and the impact of history on personal destinies.

Cast

Ludmila Savelyeva Sergey Bondarchuk Vyacheslav Tikhonov Viktor Stanitsyn Kira Golovko Oleg Tabakov Sergei Yermilov Irina Gubanova Anatoli Ktorov Antonina Shuranova Anastasiya Vertinskaya Boris Smirnov Irina Skobtseva Vasili Lanovoy Oleg Efremov