War and Peace

War and Peace is a 2007 television miniseries broadcast in Belgium and in France in four episodes during October and November 2007. An international co-production of France, Italy and Russia, the ensemble cast are of various nationalities. 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.

War and Peace (2007) is a French, Italian and Russian co-produced historical miniseries created by Leo Tolstoy, Enrico Medioli, Gavin Scott and Lorenzo Favella, broadcast on La Une. Across four episodes it adapts the classic novel's ensemble, tracing the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova (Clémence Poésy) and Count Pierre Bezukhov (Alexander Beyer) as their lives are pulled into the war against Napoleon's invading army. Alongside them, Alessio Boni plays Andrej Bolkonski, whose path crosses theirs amid the shifting fortunes of noble families. The engine is the tension between personal longing and the upheaval of invasion, with episodes built around balls, estates, letters and battlefield dislocation. Set in early nineteenth century Russia during the 1812 campaign, it is a lush period drama with a melancholic, sweeping register. Fans of the 1966 Soviet War and Peace, Napoleon and Pride and Prejudice will find resonance in its blend of romance, class and the wider drama of history.

• War and Peace (1966)sweeping historical drama, romance intertwined with war, literary adaptation of a classic novel
• Napoleonperiod drama with epic scale and a romance threaded through Napoleonic-era conflict
• Pride and Prejudicelavish historical miniseries built on a classic literary source with romance and class tension

Created by

Leo Tolstoy, Enrico Medioli, Gavin Scott, Lorenzo Favella

Release Date

2007-10-21

Episode runtime

102 min

Rating

7.2 / 10 (37)

What is War and Peace about?

A four-part European miniseries adapting Tolstoy's novel, following a young countess and a count whose romance unfolds during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

What is War and Peace like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of War and Peace as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as dense.

Is War and Peace violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in War and Peace as moderate.

Which shows are like War and Peace?

Shows with a similar feel include War and Peace (1966), Napoleon, and Pride and Prejudice.

How long is War and Peace?

War and Peace: 1 season, 4 episodes.

Is War and Peace still running?

No, War and Peace has ended.