War and Peace - Season 1

War and Peace - Season 1

First aired: 3/14/1966 4 episodes

An epic adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

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Episodes

Episode 1

1. Andrei Bolkonsky

Aired: 3/14/1966

Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families.

Episode 2

2. Natasha Rostova

Aired: 7/20/1966

Natasha Rostova, a young Russian aristocrat, meets prince Andrey Bolkonskiy at a ball and immediately falls in love with him.

Episode 3

3. The Year 1812

Aired: 7/17/1967

The penultimate installment to Sergei Bondarchuk's titanic, awe-inspiring adaptation. It is 1812 and Napoleon's armies are crossing into Russia.

Episode 4

4. Pierre Bezukhov

Aired: 11/4/1967

The Final Chapter. Pierre, dressed as a peasant, tries to assassinate Napoleon but is taken prisoner.