Plot
Eight-hour epic based on the book of the same name by Lev Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined. One is the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, who is unhappy in his marriage. Another is the "Great Patriotic War" of 1812 against the invading Napoleon's Armies. The people of Russia from all classes of society stand up united against the enemy. The 500,000 strong Napoleon's army moves through Russia and causes much destruction, culminating in the battle of Borodino. The Russian army has to retreat. Moscow is occupied, looted and burned down, but soon Napoleon loses control and has to flee. Both sides suffer tremendous losses in the war, and Russian society is left irrevocably changed.
Written by
Sergey Bondarchuk, Vasiliy Solovyov, Lev Tolstoy
Directed by
Sergey Bondarchuk
Crew
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Languages
Deutsch, Français, Magyar
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 3 nominations total