War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
1966·Movie·
·2h 27min


About
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.
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersComing Of AgeThe Human ConditionBetrayalLove Conquers All
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersUncovering Hidden IdentitiesClass StrugglePolitical IntrigueSocial RevolutionQuest For A Lost ArtifactBattle Between KingdomsMarital StrugglesForbidden Love
- Character Types
- Cinematic Style
- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
Crew
Directed by:
Sergey Bondarchuk, Anatoly Petritsky, Aleksandr Shelenkov
Composed by:
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
Cast
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