War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 21, 1967

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Ludmila Savelyeva,Sergey Bondarchuk,Vyacheslav Tikhonov,Boris Zakhava,Viktor Stanitsyn,Kira Golovko,Sergei Yermilov,Irina Gubanova,Anatoli Ktorov,Antonina Shuranovaand 51 more

Director

Sergey Bondarchuk

Writer

Leo Tolstoy,Sergey Bondarchuk,Vasiliy Solovyov

Producer

Viktor Tsirgiladze,G. Meerovich,Nikolai Ivanov,Vitaly Krivonoshchenko

Cinematography

Anatoly Petritsky

Music

Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0062455