War and Peace - Anthony Hopkins - Leo Tolstoy - Episodes 1-4 - TV - 1972 - Remastered - 4K

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 for a duration of 15 hours. 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.
Hopkins received the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance, and the production designer Don Homfray won a BAFTA for his work on the series.
Part I - Episodes 1-4:
1 "Name Day": 1805. The Rostovs celebrate the name day of Natasha and Countess Rostova. The family of the dying Count Bezukhov fret over who will inherit.
2 "Sounds of War": Pierre Bezukhov comes to terms with his large inheritance and life in high society. Andrei Bolkonsky leaves his pregnant wife and goes away to war
3 "Skirmish at Schöngraben": Napoleon's armies make rapid progress across Europe, winning a victory at Schöngrabern.
4 "A Letter and Two Proposals": The Rostov family receive news of war from Nikolai. Vasili Kuragin tries to marry his daughter to Pierre and his son to Maria Bolkonskaya.
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Cast
Further information: List of War and Peace characters
Anthony Hopkins as Pierre Bezukhov
Alan Dobie as Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky
Morag Hood as Natasha Rostova
Angela Down as Maria Bolkonskaya
Rupert Davies as Count Ilya Rostov
Faith Brook as Countess Natalie Rostova
David Swift as Napoleon Bonaparte
Frank Middlemass as Mikhail Kutuzov
Sylvester Morand as Nikolai Rostov
Joanna David as Sonya
Harry Locke as Platon Karataev
Donald Douglas as Tsar Alexander I of Russia
John Cazabon as Barclay de Tolly
Fiona Gaunt as Hélène Kuragina, wife of Pierre Bezukhov
Anthony Jacobs as Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky, father of Andrei and Marya
Athene Fielding as Mademoiselle Bourienne, companion to Marya
Barnaby Shaw and Rufus Frampton as Petya Rostov
Peter Bathurst as Pfuhl
Morris Perry as Joseph Fouché
Geoffrey Morris as Napoleon's secretary
Michael Gover as General Balashev
Toby Bridge as young Nikolenka Bolkonsky
Neil Stacy as Boris Drubetskoy
Anne Blake as Princess Drubetskoya
Gary Watson as Denisov
Donald Burton as Dolokhov
Tony Steedman as Marshal Davout
Joseph Wise as Russian officer
Colin Baker as Anatole Kuragin
Basil Henson as Prince Vasili Kuragin
Josie Kidd as Katishe
James Appleby as German adjutant
Gerard Hely as Prince Murat
Michael Billington as Lt. Berg
Will Leighton as Tikhon
Patricia Shakesby as Vera Rostova, married to Berg
Alison Frazer as Princess Lisa Bolkonskya
Colin Fisher as Telyanin
John Breslin as Marshal Berthier
Pat Gorman as French Sergeant
Philip Lowrie as French Captain
Edmund Bailey as Prokofy
Hugh Cross as Mitenka
Richard Poore as French messenger
Barbara Young as Anna Scherer
Karin MacCarthy as Julie Karagin
Maurice Quick as Pavel
Roy Spencer as Timohin
Hubert Cross as General Rapp
Geoffrey Denton as Host
Tenniel Evans as Prince Bagration
Gordon Faith as Galitsyn
John Lawrence as Anna's guest
Judith Pollard as Olga
Edith Sharpe as Madame Scherer
Tony Caunter as French Corporal
Erik Chitty as Gerasim
Directed by John Davies
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These episodes are heavenly especially fifty + years on Anthony Hopkins is evergreen 😊❤🎉

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A big thankyou to the Shakespeare network team ! There is nothing quite like this anywhere else! I am loving the natural progression from Shakespeare to Greek theatre, and now to such a high quality version of Tolstoy! Antony Hopkins impeccably embodies Pierre here! If your team needs volunteers for any purpose, please contact me; I’ll be most happy to contribute to this noble project!!

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❤ A Great Novel written by a Great Russian Writer and a Masterpiece of movie with Great and talented Actors.❤

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This is the WAR & PEACE to watch if you want an adaptation which hews closely to the text. I have seen them all, every single one of them, and this one comes the closest. While not usually a fan, this also has one of Anthony Hopkins better performances in my unimportant opinion; he's excellent here throughout. Moorag Hood's initially grating Natasha improves noticeably in the series' latter half ;) Watch it --- you won't be disappointed! BRAVO, Shakespeare Network!

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My favorite War and Peace!!! So happy to have found this network.

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I saw this on the BBC when it was first shown back in 1972/3.Ended up reading the book as it was being shown. Hopkins and Alan Dobie were great as Pierre and Andrei. A brilliant experience.

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52 years old.

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Hopkins is such a lovely Pierre.

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Para mi el mejor Pierre Bezhukov de todos los que tienen aparecido en cine y TV. Solo le puede hacer sombra el Pierre de la película del ruso Bodarchuck de 1967. En España pasaron la serie británica en el año 1975 con un gran éxito, como casi todos los productos británicos que llegaron a España, de gran calidad. Saludos cordiales desde España.

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My first exposure to War and Peace when it was shown on Masterpiece Theatre. Gave me the incentive to read the book the first time. I also have the DVD of this series but it is so handy to have it here. Well done!

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Same here - I watched this when it was first on TV in the UK and then went off and read the book. In all honesty, I found the TV version to be much more enjoyable. Anthony Hopkins looks awfully young but then I suppose it was quite a few years ago.........

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Thank you so much for putting this up. Used to watch this with mum. First time I saw Anthony Hopkins acting abilities

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