War and Peace (1968)
War and Peace (1968) is an eight-hour epic film based on the eponymous book by Leo Tolstoy. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Sergei Bondarchuk
Written By: Sergei Bondarchuk, Leo Tolstoy, Vasili Solovyov
Starring: Sergei Bondarchuk, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Irina Gubanova, Antonina Shuranova, Gennadi Ivanov
Franchise: War and Peace (Bondarchuk)
AKA: Voyna i mir
Country: Soviet Union
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War and Peace belongs to 39 collections
1. Criterion Collection (collaborative: moderated by caffe - 166 stars)
2. Oscar: Best Foreign Film (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 40 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)
4. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2014 revision) (collaborative: moderated by Jehan - 27 stars)
5. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2012 revision) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 25 stars)
6. AAA: Empire's five star movies (collaborative: moderated by KasperL - 24 stars)
7. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2017 revision) (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 22 stars)
8. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
9. Over 3 Hours Long (collaborative: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
10. Best of criticker: Drama (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 18 stars)
11. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2013 revision) (collaborative: moderated by rant1229 - 16 stars)
12. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2011 revision) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 14 stars)
13. Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Narrative Films (collaborative: moderated by dardan - 12 stars)
14. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 11 stars)
15. Alternate versions / cuts (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 9 stars)
16. Epic (collaborative - 8 stars)
17. Best Foreign Film Oscar Nominees (collaborative: moderated by snallygaster - 8 stars)
18. Best of criticker: War (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 6 stars)
19. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
20. Empire's 100 Best Russian Movies (collaborative: moderated by Cool - 4 stars)
21. Films divided into chapters (collaborative: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
22. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2007 revision) (collaborative: moderated by Scottathon - 4 stars)
23. Really Really Long: 5+ Hours (collaborative: moderated by Dorkovsky - 4 stars)
24. Adaptations from Classic Literature made into Movies (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 4 stars)
25. Cinemascope (collaborative - 3 stars)
26. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (public: Coheed - 3 stars)
27. Criterion Collection (Blu-ray and 4K) (public: PepeCamello - 3 stars)
28. Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Film Adaptations (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 2 stars)
29. Djross top 60 movies for me to see (public: djross - 2 stars)
30. Roger Ebert's Top 10 Films of 1969 (collaborative - 1 star)
31. The Greatest Movies of All Time - Filmweb's Alternative Top 500 (public: Hadleyreis - 1 star)
32. Russian/Soviet submissions for the Oscar (Best Foreign Language Film) (collaborative: moderated by xmoffx)
33. Next Up (collaborative: moderated by davidysteph)
34. Essential films not available in HD (collaborative: moderated by edkrak)
35. Favorites: Essential viewing (public: KasperL)
36. Home (public: moretso)
37. Movies I Own (public: Farzan)
38. ForeignOscar++ (public: jormungand)
39. on PLEX (public: ozdemibr)
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KasperL | 95 98th |
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Mind effectively blown [all over again]. The caliber of Bondarchuk's spectacle we shall probably never see again. It's one of the most expensive productions of all time - and, boy, does it show. 7 hours worth of epicness (from the dancehall parties onto the battlefield), all of which breeze by. Stupendous and larger-than-life in every way.
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MartinTeller | 85 84th |
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A big book needs a big movie, and this is the epic to end all epics. Bondarchuk does a terrific job with just about every aspect of it, keeping it compelling for most of the entire length of the picture. It's poetic, moving, beautiful and horrifying. Some of the most intricate battle scenes I've ever seen. Glorious music. The acting is first-rate. Despite the epic sweep and gigantic cast, the story stays focused primarily on three characters, which keeps things from ever getting too confusing.
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empiremag | 5 93rd |
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"Sergei Bondarchuk epic and unsurpassed adaptation of the great novel is a must for anyone interested in cinema or literature."
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overrated | 60 62nd |
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The length isn't the issue, it's that there's no real tension or strong central performance to keep you from being overwhelmed by the repetitive ball/battle/family scenes. They're animated and there's an epic sweep to the whole thing but I didn't really care about anyone.
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skap | 40 14th |
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An achievement in cinematography and art direction, but totally anemic in direction and dramaturgy. I can't believe there are people who have been actually engrossed by it. There must be some kind of special niche audience that drool over epic battle scenes.
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| Average Percentile 74.86% from 183 Ratings |  |