Poster of War & Peace

War & Peace

Plot: The classic 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 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
First Episode Aired On:
Friday, September 29 1972
52 years ago
Last Episode Aired On:
Thursday, February 8 1973
51 years ago
Number of seasons: 1 (20 episodes)