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War & Peace( 1972)

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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.

    Series Cast

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      Anthony Hopkins

      Pierre Bezukhov

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      Morag Hood

      Natasha Rostova

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      Alan Dobie

      Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky

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      Joanna David

      Sonya

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      Rupert Davies

      Count Ilya Rostov

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      David Swift

      Napoleon Bonaparte

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      Faith Brook

      Countess Rostova

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      Fiona Gaunt

      Hélène Kuragina

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      Sylvester Morand

      Nikolai Rostov

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      Angela Down

      Princess Maria Bolkonskya

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    Season 1

    1972 | 20 Episodes

    Season 1 of War & Peace premiered on Sep 29 1972

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    Facts

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    Ended

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    Type

    Scripted

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • period drama
    • napoleonic wars