War and Peace BBC [DVD]

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The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy’s epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as the soul-searching Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but heroic Andrei Bolkonsky; and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for Pierre and the Rostov and Bolkonsky families. This twenty-part serial was the vision of its producer David Conroy (Portrait of a Lady, Cold Comfort Farm) whose principle aim was to transfer the rich characterisation and incident from Tolstoy’s greatest novel to fifteen hours of television drama. Scripted by Jack Pulman (I Claudius, The Golden Bowl) and directed by John Davies (The Woodlanders, Germinal), Conroy’s War And Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.
Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 4:3 – 1.33:1
Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.3 x 15.1 x 3.2 cm; 350 g
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5019322325895
Director ‏ : ‎ John Davies
Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
Run time ‏ : ‎ 15 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ 2 Nov. 2009
Actors ‏ : ‎ Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Rupert Davies, Joanna David
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Simply Media
Producers ‏ : ‎ David Conroy
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002VPVDKI
Writers ‏ : ‎ Jack Pulman, Leo Tolstoy
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5