War & Peace

Sep 29, 1972 (en) Drama, War & Politics [60] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 29, 1972
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato
    73%
  • Original title
    War & Peace
  • Release
    Sep 29, 1972
  • en
    -

Overview

The classic 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 Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but 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. The twenty-part serial was the vision of producer David Conroy whose principle aim was to transfer the rich characterisation and incident from Tolstoy's greatest novel to a television drama. Scripted by Jack Pulman and directed by John Davies, Conroy's War And Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Anthony Hopkins

    Pierre Bezukhov

  2. Morag Hood

    Natasha Rostova

  3. Alan Dobie

    Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky

  4. Joanna David

    Sonya

  5. Rupert Davies

    Count Ilya Rostov

  6. David Swift

    Napoleon Bonaparte

  7. Faith Brook

    Countess Rostova

  8. Fiona Gaunt

    Hélène Kuragina

  9. Sylvester Morand

    Nikolai Rostov

  10. Angela Down

    Princess Maria Bolkonskya

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 10 / Crews : 2

Specials ( )

Name Day

Episode: 1

Season 1 ( 1972-09-29)

Name Day

Episode: 1

Sounds of War

Episode: 2

Skirmish at Schongraben

Episode: 3

A Letter and Two Proposals

Episode: 4

Austerlitz

Episode: 5

Reunion

Episode: 6

New Beginnings

Episode: 7

A Beautiful Tale

Episode: 8

Leave of Absence

Episode: 9

Madness

Episode: 10

Men of Destiny

Episode: 11

Fortunes of War

Episode: 12

Borodino

Episode: 13

Escape

Episode: 14

Moscow

Episode: 15

Two Meetings

Episode: 16

Of Life and Death

Episode: 17

The Retreat

Episode: 18

The Road to Life

Episode: 19

An Epilogue

Episode: 20
Sep 29, 1972 (en)
Drama, War & Politics
[60] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 29, 1972
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato 73%
Original Title War & Peace
en

Overview

The classic 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 Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but 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. The twenty-part serial was the vision of producer David Conroy whose principle aim was to transfer the rich characterisation and incident from Tolstoy's greatest novel to a television drama. Scripted by Jack Pulman and directed by John Davies, Conroy's War And Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer