Summary
As 1809 nears its end, Natasha attends her first ball, where Andrei falls in love with her with the intent of marriage. However, as her father demands they wait, the prince travels abroad, leaving Natasha in desperate longing. But she meets Anatol Kuragin and forgets Andrei. Part two of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.
Details
Release Date: July 20, 1966
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genres: History, Romance, War, Drama
Original Language: RU
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (64 votes)
War and Peace Collection

War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
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.

War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
As 1809 nears its end, Natasha attends her first ball, where Andrei falls in love with her with the intent of marriage. However, as her father demands they wait, the prince travels abroad, leaving Natasha in desperate longing. But she meets Anatol Kuragin and forgets Andrei. Part two of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.

War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
In 1812, as Napoleon's army invades Russia, Kutuzov asks Bolkonsky to join him as a staff officer, yet the prince requests a command in the field. Pierre sets out to watch the armies' impending confrontation. As the Battle of Borodino rages, he volunteers to assist in an artillery battery. Part three of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.

War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
As Moscow is set ablaze by the retreating Russians, the Rostovs flee their estate, taking wounded soldiers with them, and unbeknownst to them, also Andrei. Pierre, dressed as a peasant, tries to assassinate Napoleon but is taken prisoner. As the French are forced to retreat, he's marched for months with the Grande Armée, until being freed by a raiding party. Part four of the four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel.
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Cast

Ludmila Savelyeva
Natasha Rostova

Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Andrei Bolkonsky

Viktor Stanitsyn
Ilya Andreyevich Rostov

Kira Golovko
Countess Rostova

Oleg Tabakov
Nikolai Rostov

Sergei Yermilov
Petya Rostov

Irina Gubanova
Sonya

Anatoli Ktorov
Nikolai Andreyevich Bolkonsky

Antonina Shuranova
Princess Mariya

Irina Skobtseva
Hélène

Vasili Lanovoy
Anatol Kuragin

Oleg Efremov
Dolokhov

Aleksandr Borisov
Uncle Rostov

Nonna Mordyukova
Anisya Fedorovna

Yelena Tyapkina
Akhrosimova

Eduard Martsevich
Drubetskoy (uncredited)

Angelina Stepanova
Anna Pavlovna Scherer

Galina Kravchenko
Maria Lvovna Karagina

Viktor Murganov
Tsar Alexander I (uncredited)

Vladislav Strzhelchik
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

Ivan Solovyov
Shinshin

Aleksandr Smirnov
Staff Officer Kozlovsky

Yuri Chekulayev
Nesvitsky

Nikolai Alekseyev

Veronika Polonskaya

Vladimir Mashchenko
Ippolit Kuragin

Valentina Yermilova

Georgi Rybakov
Kuragin's Friend

Iya Arepina
Girl in Akhrosimova's House (uncredited)

Leonid Brusin
Cavalier at the Ball (uncredited)

Rada Volshaninova
Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

Leonid Yevtifyev
Caulaincourt (uncredited)






