War and Peace

Based On the book by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace is a British television dramatisation of the 1869 Leo Tolstoy novel War and Peace. This 20-episode series began on 28 September 1972. The 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 Bezukhov, Morag Hood is Natasha Rostova, Alan Dobie is Andrei Bolkonsky and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for each of them and their families.

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Release date:

September 30, 1972

Cast:

Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Morag Hood, Angela Down, Rupert Davies

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1972 in adaptations