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 & Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.
Show Info
Network: BBC One
(1972 -
1973)
Schedule: Thursdays at 20:30
(45 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
DramaRomanceWar
Episodes ordered: 20 episodes
Created by:
David Conroy
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
An Epilogue
Episode 1x20; Feb 8, 1973
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
---|---|---|
1x20: An Epilogue | Feb 8, 1973 | |
1x19: The Road to Life | Feb 1, 1973 | |
1x18: The Retreat | Jan 23, 1973 |
Cast
Extra Details
Also known as:
- Πόλεμος Και Ειρήνη ( Greece)