War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
Drama, History, Romance, War
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1966
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In 1805 St. Petersburg, Pierre Bezukhov, 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 General Napoleon Bonaparte. Part one of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.
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Runtime:
147 min
Release date:
14 Mar 1966
Country:
SU
Languages:
Russian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Frequently gorgeous, occasionally dull, always fascinating.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
18 Jan 2008
fresh:
Exhaustive, spectacular, often dazzling in its ambition and faithfulness to Tolstoy, the movie is still regarded as one of the wonders of epic cinema.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
7 Dec 2007
fresh:
This is the barbaric yawp of the Soviet film industry circa 1968, an entertainment A-bomb test announcing to the world: 'Here is what we are capable of.'
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
16 Oct 2007
fresh:
Considering its cost and the vast effort that went into its making, such a film can be made only once in our time. The wonder, indeed, is that it was made at all.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jun 2007
fresh:
Though it can be bombastic and mind-numbing, it's often lively and eye filling.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jun 2007