War & Peace 1972
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.
- Released: 1972-09-29
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama, War & Politics
- Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Joanna David, Rupert Davies
- Director: John Davies, Leo Tolstoy
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1. Name Day 1972-09-29
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2. Sounds of War 1972-10-05
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3. Skirmish at Schongraben 1972-10-12
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4. A Letter and Two Proposals 1972-10-19
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5. Austerlitz 1972-10-26
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6. Reunion 1972-11-02
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7. New Beginnings 1972-11-09
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8. A Beautiful Tale 1972-11-16
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9. Leave of Absence 1972-11-23
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10. Madness 1972-11-30
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11. Men of Destiny 1972-12-07
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12. Fortunes of War 1972-12-14
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13. Borodino 1972-12-21
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14. Escape 1972-12-28
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15. Moscow 1973-01-04
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16. Two Meetings 1973-01-11
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17. Of Life and Death 1973-01-18
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18. The Retreat 1973-01-25
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19. The Road to Life 1973-02-01
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20. An Epilogue 1973-02-08
