War and Peace [3 Discs]

Director: Sergei Bondarchuk

Overview

"Russian director Sergei Bondarchuk's epic version of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (Voyna i Mir) was the most expensive European film ever made for many years. It certainly had one of the longest gestation periods, with Bondarchuk spending seven years filming the project (the actors noticeably age from scene to scene). In relating Tolstoy's complex tale of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, Bondarchuk helmed some of the most graphic battle scenes ever seen, one of which runs nearly 45 minutes. So many horses were killed in these sequences that the film was loudly boycotted in some American cities by the ASPCA. While Bondarchuk is slavish to the source material, he does make a few Hollywood-like concessions to popular appeal; his leading lady Lyudmila Savelyeva looks exactly like Audrey Hepburn, the star of King Vidor's 1956 filmization of the Tolstoy novel. Originally clocking in at 507 minutes, War and Peace was pared down to 373 minutes for American consumption. It became a surprise theatrical hit, and a ratings bonanza when it was telecast on the ABC network in four parts from August 12 through 15, 1972. A big film, to be sure -- but few modern critics consider Bondarchuk's War and Peace a great film, citing its many deadly dull passages and its sappy, operatic finale. The dubbed American version is narrated by Norman Rose. The full Russian-language version with English subtitles is now available on video."

Product Details

Release Date:	10/22/2002
UPC:	0032031133990
Original Release:	1966
Source:	Kultur Video
Language:	English
Time:	6:43:00
Sales rank:	21,494

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sergei Bondarchuk	Pierre Bezukhov
Lyudmila Saveleva	Natasha Rostova
Vyacheslav Tikhonov	Andrei Bolkonskiy
Kira Golovko	Countess Rostova
Viktor Stanitsyn	Ilya Andrevevich Rostov
Oleg Tabakov	Nikolay Rostov
Nikolay Kodin	Petya Rostov
Sergey Ermilov	Boy Petya Rostov
Irina Gubanova	Sonya
Anatoly Ktorov	Prince Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky
Antonina Shuranova	Princess Maria
Anastasiya Vertinskaya	Princess Liza Bolkonskaya
Boris Smirnov	Prince Vasily Kuragin,Staff Officer,Narrator,Staff Officer
Irina Skobtseva	Helene Kuragina
Vasiliy Lanovoy	Anatole Kuragin,Actor
Oleg N. Yefremov	Dolokhov
Elena Tyapkina	Maria Ahrosimova
Klavdia Polovikova	Princess Anna Drubetskaya
Eduard Martsevich	Boris Drubetskoy
Angelina Stepanova	Anna Scherer
Alexander Borisov	Uncle Mikhail
Boris Zakhava	General Kutuzov
Vladislav Strzhelchik	Napoleon Bonaparte
Giuli Chokhonelidze	Prince Bagration
Nikolay Trofimov	Tushin
Nikolay Rybnikov	Denisov
N. Tolkachyov	Count Bezuhov
Pyotr Savin	Timokhin
Dzhemma Firsova	Catiche
Galina Kravchenko	Julie Kuragina
Viktor Murganov	Czar Aleksandr I
Vadim Safronov	Emperor Franz
Nikolai Bubnov	General Mack
Ivan Solovyov	Shinshin
Yu. Chekulayev	Nesvitskiy
V. Badayev	Regiment Commander
Nonna Mordyukova	Anisya Fyodorovna
A. Syomin	Nikolushka
G. Zommer	Bennigsen
Yanis Grantinsh	Woltzogen
D. Eysentals	Karl von Clausewitz
Mikhail Khrabrov	Karatayev
Stanislav Chekan	Tikhon Shcherbatyy
Jean-Claude Balard	Ramballe
Georgiy Millyar	Morel
Boris Molchanov	Marshal Louis Davout
Lev Polyakov	Lauriston
Georgiy Shapovalov	Russian Soldier
Nikolay Smorchkov	Russian Soldier
I. Turchenkov	Russian Soldier
A. Boldyrev	Russian Soldier
N. Khryashchikov	Russian Soldier
Aleksandr Degtyar	Russian Soldier
Aleksandr Lebedev	Russian Soldier,Narrator
D. Sivakov	Russian Soldier
N. Sorokin	Russian Soldier
Vladimir Prikhodko	Russian Soldier
Daniil Netrebin	Russian Soldier
A. Bakhar	Russian Soldier
Ye. Shalamov	Russian Soldier
Mikhail Vorobev	Russian Soldier
Elena Stroyeva	Narrator
S. Uspenskaya	Narrator
Marina Dobrovolskaya	Narrator
N. Fogel	Narrator
Larisa Borisenko	Narrator
V. Matissen	Narrator
Elena Elina	Narrator
Aleksandr Fadeev	Narrator
N. Kollen	Narrator
V. Renin	Narrator
Zoya Smirnova-Nemirovich	Narrator
A. Rebane	Narrator
Yu. Ovsyannikov	Narrator
Yu. Dioshi	Narrator
Ervin Knausmyuller	Narrator
Alexandr Barushnoy	Narrator
Georgiy Kurovskiy	Narrator
V. Maslatsov	Narrator
P. Alekseev	Narrator
Yu. Rossinol	Narrator
V. Lutsekovich	Narrator
Aleksandr Ponomarenko	Narrator
A. Kin	Narrator
Vladimir Mashchenko	Narrator
Z. Dvizhkova	Narrator
Veronika Polonskaya	Narrator
L. Kramarevskiy	Narrator
Yelena Vanke	Narrator
A. Begak	Narrator,Narrator
A. Sezemann	Narrator
N. Sibeykin	Narrator
G. Ivanov	Narrator
V. Vagina	Narrator
Yu. Chyuveleva	Narrator
S. Makovskaya	Narrator
V. Ermilova	Narrator
Evgeniya Khovanskaya	Narrator
O. Mikhaylova	Narrator
Gheorghy B. Rybakov	Narrator
V. Lapin	Narrator
Ye. Lyutsau	Narrator
Nikolai Grinko	Narrator
Sergey Nikonenko	Narrator
L. Vidavskiy	Narrator
A. Gruzinsky	Narrator
A. Mombelli	Narrator
Georgiy Svetlani	Narrator
T. Makhova	Narrator
Yu. Vetrov	Narrator
V. Matov	Narrator
Aleksey Glazyrin	Narrator
Leonid Nedovich	Narrator
T. Kazankova	Narrator
Rodion Aleksandrov	Narrator
V. Islavin	Narrator
Y. Kryuchkov	Narrator
I. Vasilenko	Narrator
Boris Batashev	Narrator
V. Fromgoldt	Narrator
G. Shostko	Narrator
Z. Zaks	Narrator
G. Mityakov	Narrator
Georgiy Edzhubov	Narrator
Aleksandr Komissarov (II)	Narrator
Vladimir Levchenko	Narrator
Vladimir Likhachyov	Narrator
A. Yachnitskiy	Narrator
Svetlana Konovalova	Narrator
V. Kosarikhin	Narrator
I. Labina	Narrator
N. Afrikyants	Narrator
N. Avetisova	Narrator
V. Alakhverdova	Narrator
N. Aparin	Narrator
Vladimir Seleznev	Narrator
Petr Kiryutkin	Narrator
Robert Chumak	Narrator
Norman Rose	English Language Version Narrator
Kira Ivanova-Golovko	Countess Rostova
Seryozha Yermilov	Petya Rostov as a Boy
Vasiliy Sofronov	Actor
Apollon Yachnitsky	Actor
A. Lebedev	Actor
Ludmilla Savalieva	Actor
Irina Skobsteva	Actor
Oleg Efremov	Actor
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov	Composer

Technical Credits

Sergei Bondarchuk

Vasiliy Solovyov

Vassily Soloviov

Sergei Bondarchuk	Screenwriter,Producer
Vasiliy Solovyov	Screenwriter
Vassily Soloviov	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Part One
1. Introduction [1:57]
2. Opening Credits [3:01]
3. 1805 - Anna Pavlovna Scherer's Soir?e in St. Petersburg [9:59]
4. The Drinking Party [5:47]
5. Natasha Turns Thirteen [7:27]
6. The Dance [2:23]
7. Count Bezukhov Suffers Another Stroke [9:32]
8. At Bald Hills Estate [10:55]
9. General Kutuzov's Army Enters Austria [14:10]
10. The Battle of Sch?n Grabern [6:40]
11. Pierre and Helene [9:28]
12. Russian and Austrian Armies in Review [6:02]
13. Prince Andrei Dreams of Glory [2:51]
14. The Battle of Austerlitz [3:06]
15. Prince Andrei Falls in Battle [3:07]
16. 1806 - Nikolai Rostov Returns to Moscow [2:18]
17. The Banquet Honoring Prince Bagration [8:07]
18. Pierre Challenges Dolohov to a Duel [3:22]
19. Liza's Labor [8:59]
20. Prince Andrei Returns [2:12]
21. Pierre and Prince Andrei Exchange Philosophies [5:38]
22. Prince Andrei Visits the Rostov Estate [5:46]
Side #2 -- Part Two
1. Opening Credits [2:26]
2. 1807 - The Treaty of Tilsit Is Signed [4:24]
3. Dec. 31, 1809 - New Year's Eve Ball Preparations [2:30]
4. The Grand Ballroom [6:06]
5. The Waltz - Natasha and Prince Andrei [11:34]
6. Natasha and Prince Andrei Declare Their Love [6:39]
7. The Wolf Hunt [13:26]
8. Natasha's Guitar Dance [21:09]
9. Natasha Is Swept By Prince Anatole [17:30]
10. Prince Andrei Repsonds [1:24]
11. Pierre's Confession [4:32]
12. June 12, 1812 - France Invades Russia [1:14]
Side #3 -- Part Three and Part Four
1. Opening Credits [2:31]
2. 1812 - The French Army Enters Russia [11:52]
3. The Death of Prince Bolkonsky [8:46]
4. General Kutuzov Re-Assumes Command [12:45]
5. Prince Andrei's Pre-Battle Thoughts [7:44]
6. The Battle of Borodino [6:47]
7. Napoleon Commands His Troops in Battle [7:07]
8. Prince Andrei Is Wounded [17:54]
9. The Consequences of the Battle of Borodino [1:45]
10. Opening Credits [2:09]
11. Sept. 1, 1812 - General Kutuzov Orders the Retreat From Moscow [5:39]
12. The Exodus From Moscow [1:29]
13. Napoleon Anticipates the Capture of Moscow [1:34]
14. The French Army Enters Moscow [2:35]
15. Napoleon Surveys the Treasures of Moscow [:16]
16. Natasha Visits the Wounded Prince Andrei [7:39]
17. The Pillage and Burning of Moscow [1:54]
18. The Death of Prince Andrei [23:48]
19. The French Army Departs Moscow [12:06]
20. Petya Rostov Is Killed in Battle [13:10]
21. The French Army's Wintry Retreat [3:03]
22. Napoleon's Final Address to His Troops [1:42]
23. General Kutuzov's Final Address to His Troops [7:22]
24. Natasha and Pierre Reunited [3:12]

Menu

Side #1 -- Part One
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Chapter Selections
Bonus Menus
Sergei Bondarchuk Biography & Filmography
Leo Tolstoy Biography
Side #2 -- Part Two
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Chapter Selections
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Sergei Bondarchuk Biography & Filmography
Leo Tolstoy Biography
Side #3 -- Part Three and Part Four
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Part III
Part IV
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Sergei Bondarchuk Biography & Filmography
Leo Tolstoy Biography