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War and Peace

The romance between the young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov unfolds against the backdrop of the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

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Cast & Crew

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Vassily Kuragin

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Napoleon Bonaparte

Aneurin Barnard

Aneurin Barnard

Boris Drubetskoy

Callum Turner

Callum Turner

Anatole Kuragin

Rebecca Front

Rebecca Front

Anna Mikhailovna

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Marya Bolkonskaya

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Anna Pavlovna Scherer

James Norton

James Norton

Andrei Bolkonsky

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Bazdeev

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson

Ilya Rostov

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

Fedor Dolokhov

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Mikhail Kutuzov

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Uncle Mikhail

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Prince Bolkonsky

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Natalya Rostova

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Helene Kuragina

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Pierre Bezukhov

Jack Lowden

Jack Lowden

Nikolai Rostov

Chloe Pirrie

Chloe Pirrie

Julie Karegina

Lily James

Lily James

Natasha Rostova

Aisling Loftus

Aisling Loftus

Sonya Rostova

Seasons Guide

Details

GenresDrama
Seasons1
Episodes6
Runtime~1h 3 mins
Total Runtime~6h 18 mins
Languageen
Age RatingU
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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Reviews

Reno

/10

**All's fair in love and war!** **_SEASON 01:_** The war and wealth, the romance and deceives, the fictional Russia of the 1800s. First of all I've never seen the series or film adapted from theis book. This is my first version of any format. So it's high excitement time, since I like Leo Tolstoy works. It did not disappoint me. The BBC had done it again. Yep, another wonderful adaptation. Great casting and shot in location, or to say the graphic works were done wonderfully. Nice costumes show as well, in the original Russian classic style. It starts with war and ends with the same. Surrounded by lots of historical figures. Basically, it's about five royal class families. How their lives turn out during the Russian war against the Napoleon's France. Focused on the younger generation who are about to take over everything from their elders. So they have to decide, very big decision that's going to change their lives and the nations forever. The romance is also the part of the tale. Being very rich or about to lose their wealth, they have to find true love. But in some cases, the love is a game plan for a better future. So there's deceive and cheats involved. Patriotically, and sentimentally the tale unfold, where the Russian fate hangs. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but one thing that bothered me was the English adaptation. Imagine if it was entirely in Russian with subtitles, that would have been so awesome. Particularly that sound of the language and musics and locations, all would have matched so perfectly. In the poster, Lily James in the front, but that's done for the marketing purpose, because of her popularity among other cast. While watching the series it was a different experience. A well balanced characters, lots of things happened, like that takes us to the real 19th century. One of the best periodic drama which overwhelmed by war and romance theme. I think it is a muse see. _8/10_

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War & Peace: Trailer - BBC One

War and Peace FAQs

The cast of War and Peace includes Stephen Rea as Vassily Kuragin, Mathieu Kassovitz as Napoleon Bonaparte, Aneurin Barnard as Boris Drubetskoy, Callum Turner as Anatole Kuragin, Rebecca Front as Anna Mikhailovna, Jessie Buckley as Marya Bolkonskaya, Gillian Anderson as Anna Pavlovna Scherer, James Norton as Andrei Bolkonsky, Ken Stott as Bazdeev, Adrian Edmondson as Ilya Rostov, Tom Burke as Fedor Dolokhov, Brian Cox as Mikhail Kutuzov, and more.

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