War and Peace Movie Review 1973

Lengthy BBC production of the lengthy Tolstoy masterpiece that follows the trials and triumphs of two Russian families whose lives intersect against a backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. On 6 cassettes.

Distribution

VideoPreview Collection, National Fulfillment Center, PO Box 4055, Santa Monica, CA 90405, Toll-free: 800-771-9232, Fax: (310)399-4844

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 750 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, War, General, Big Battles, Books to Film: Leo Tolstoy, Russia/USSR, Period Piece: 19th Century

Screenplay

Jack Pulman

Cast

Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Faith Brook, Morag Hood, Colin Baker, Neil Stacey

Director

John (Howard) Davies