War & Peace (Complete Series) - 6-DVD Box Set ( War and Peace )

War & Peace (Complete Series) - 6-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: War and Peace
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
865 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1972 - 1973 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Davies
David Conroy

Written By:
Leo Tolstoy
Jack Pulman

Actors:
Anthony Hopkins ..... Pierre Bezukhov
Morag Hood ..... Natasha Rostova
Alan Dobie ..... Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Rupert Davies ..... Count Rostov
Joanna David ..... Sonya
Faith Brook ..... Countess Rostova
Angela Down ..... Princess Maria Bolkonskya
Sylvester Morand ..... Nikolai Rostov
David Swift ..... Napoleon
Fiona Gaunt ..... Hélène Kuragina
Frank Middlemass ..... Mikhail Kutuzov
Anthony Jacobs ..... Prince Bolkonsky
Neil Stacy ..... Boris Drubetskoy (7 episodes, 1972-1973)

Synopsis:

Of the many stage, screen, and television adaptations of Leo Tolstoy's mammoth novel War and Peace, this multi-episode British TV version is widely regarded as one of the most thorough and entertaining. The grim days of Napoleonic wars and the "Little Corporal's" ill-fated invasion of Russia were shown through the eyes of a large, interwoven group of protagonists, including the sensitive intellectual Pierre (played by a young Anthony Hopkins, who won the BAFTA Best Actor award) and the ethereally lovely Natasha (Morag Hood). Of the supporting cast, Alan Dobie as Prince Bolkonsky and David Swift as Napoleon were standouts. The 20 45-minute episodes of War and Peace first aired in the U.K. from September 28, 1972 through February 8, 1973. The series was syndicated in the U.S. courtesy of PBS beginning November 20, 1973.
Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Part One: Name Day
Original Air Date-30 September 1972
Season 1, Episode 2: Sounds of War
Original Air Date-7 October 1972
Season 1, Episode 3: Skirmish at Schongraben
Original Air Date-14 October 1972
Season 1, Episode 4: Part Four: A Letter and Two Proposals
Original Air Date-1972
Season 1, Episode 5: Austerlitz
Original Air Date-28 October 1972
Season 1, Episode 6: Reunions
Original Air Date-4 November 1972
Season 1, Episode 7: New Beginnings
Original Air Date-11 November 1972
Season 1, Episode 8: A Beautiful Tale
Original Air Date-18 November 1972
Season 1, Episode 9: Leave of Absence
Original Air Date-25 November 1972
Season 1, Episode 10: Madness
Original Air Date-2 December 1972
Season 1, Episode 11: Men of Destiny
Original Air Date-9 December 1972
Season 1, Episode 12: Fortunes of War
Original Air Date-16 December 1972
Season 1, Episode 13: Borodino
Original Air Date-23 December 1972
Season 1, Episode 14: Escape
Original Air Date-30 December 1972
Season 1, Episode 15: Moscow!
Original Air Date-6 January 1973
Season 1, Episode 16: Two Meetings
Original Air Date-13 January 1973
Season 1, Episode 17: Of Life and Death
Original Air Date-20 January 1973
Season 1, Episode 18: The Retreat
Original Air Date-27 January 1973
Season 1, Episode 19: The Road to Life
Original Air Date-1 February 1973
Season 1, Episode 20: An Epilogue
Original Air Date-8 February 1973

The BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as the soul-searching Pierre Bezukhov, Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova, Alan Dobie is the dour, heroic Andrei Bolkonsky and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for Pierre and the Rostov and Bolkonsky families.

Chronicling one of the most turbulent eras in Russian history-Napoleon's advance on Moscow, War and Peace captures the essence of nineteenth-century Russia revealing complex stories of love, society and human nature.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 01 July, 2021.