War and Peace (1965)
Original title: Voyna i mir / War and Peace
“Greatest motion picture ever made! Romance ever lived! Adventure story written!”
1965 · 6 h 13 min
Directed by 
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei BondarchukCast
Lyudmila Saveleva 
Vyacheslav Tikhonov 
Sergey Bondarchuk Boris Zakhava 
Anatoli Ktorov Anastasiya Vertinskaya
Credits
Written by: 
Lev Tolstoy
Plot
Tolstoy's epic novel of Russia in the Napoleonic Wars, in a huge, lavish adaptation of nearly seven hours with thousands of extras, in the biggest film of its kind.
Sinekatalog’s take
A monumental and unmatched epic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.3 / 10 (9,927 votes)
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