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Voĭna i mir / Mosfilʹm ; rezhissër-postanovshchik Sergeĭ Bondarchuk ; avtory ėkranizat͡sii Sergeĭ Bondarchuk, Vasiliĭ Solovʹëv.

Bondarchuk, Sergeĭ, 1920-1994 (film director,, screenwriter,, actor.). Solovʹev, Vasiliĭ (Vasiliĭ Ivanovich), 1925-2012 (screenwriter.). Petrit͡skiĭ, Anatoliĭ, 1931- (director of photography.). Ovchinnikov, Vi︠a︡cheslav, 1936-2019 (composer (expression)). Likhacheva, Tatʹi͡ana, (editor of moving image work.). Savelʹeva, Li︠u︡dmila, 1942- (actor.). Tikhonov, Vi︠a︡cheslav, 1928-2009 (actor.). Stanit︠s︡yn, Viktor, 1897-1976 (actor.). Golovko, Kira, 1919-2017 (actor.). Tabakov, Oleg, 1935-2018 (actor.). Gubanova, Irina, (actor.). Ktorov, Anatoliĭ Petrovich, 1898-1980 (actor.). Vertinskai︠a︡, Anastasii︠a︡, 1944- (actor.). Skobt︠s︡eva, Irina, 1927-2020 (actor.). Zakhava, Boris, 1896-1976 (actor.). Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Voĭna i mir. (Added Author). Moskovskai︠a︡ kinostudii︠a︡ "Mosfilʹm", (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Li͡udmila Savelʹeva, Sergeĭ Bondarchuk, Vi͡acheslav Tikhonov, V. Stanit͡syn, K. Golovko, O. Tabakov, N. Kodin, S. Ermilov, I. Gubanova, A. Ktorov, A. Shuranova, A. Vertinskai͡a, B. Smirnov, I Skobt͡seva, V. Lanovoĭ, O. Efremov, B. Zakhava. (Cast).

Summary:

The fates of three souls-- the blundering, good-hearted Pierre; the heroically tragic Prince Andrei; and the radiant, tempestuous Natasha-- collide amid the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars in Russia. The film conjures a sweeping vision of grand balls that glitter with rococo beauty and epic breathtaking battles.

Record details

ISBN: 9781681436036
ISBN: 1681436035
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (422 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (47 x 37cm, folded to 19 x 12 cm).
Edition: Three-DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York, N. Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title and credits from screen. Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966. Wide screen (2.35:1). "At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet film industry set out to prove it could outdo Hollywood with a production that would dazzle the world: a titanic, awe-inspiring adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic tome ... As a statement of Soviet cinema's might, War and Peace succeeded wildly, garnering the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and setting a new standard for epic moviemaking"--Container. Features: New 2K digital restoration; 2019 program with historian Denise J. Youngblood (Bondarchuk's "War and Peace": Literary Classic to Soviet Cinematic Epic) detailing the cultural and historical contexts for the film; New interviews with cinematographer Anatoly Petritsky and filmmaker Fedor Bondarchuk, son of director Sergei Bondarchuk; Two documentaries, from 1966 and 1969, about the making of the film; Television program from 1967 on actor Ludmila Savelyeva, featuring Sergei Bondarchuk; Janus Films rerelease trailer; New English subtitle translation; An essay by critic Ella Taylor.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc one. Andreĭ Bolkonskiĭ -- disc two. Natasha Rostova -- disc three. 1812; Pʹer Bezukhov.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Anatoliĭ Petrit͡skiĭ ; editor, Tatʹi͡ana Likhacheva ; music, Vi͡acheslav Ovchinnikov.
Participant or Performer Note:	Li͡udmila Savelʹeva, Sergeĭ Bondarchuk, Vi͡acheslav Tikhonov, V. Stanit͡syn, K. Golovko, O. Tabakov, N. Kodin, S. Ermilov, I. Gubanova, A. Ktorov, A. Shuranova, A. Vertinskai͡a, B. Smirnov, I Skobt͡seva, V. Lanovoĭ, O. Efremov, B. Zakhava.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Russian dialogue with optional English subtitles.