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War & Peace

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  • 72   Metascore
  • 2016-2016
  • 1 Season
  • A+E Networks
  • Drama, Documentary, Action & Adventure
  • TV-14
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Set against the backdrop of Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia, "War and Peace" is a story of passion, romance, scandal and deceit surrounding the rising and falling fortunes of five aristocratic families – the Bezukhovs, Bolkonskys, Drubetskoys, Kuragins and Rostovs – in the waning days of imperial Russia.

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Paul Dano
Pierre Bezukhov
James Norton
Andrei Bolkonsky
Lily James
Natasha Rostova

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Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Mon, Jan 18, 201643 mins

In 1805 Russia is at war with France though idealist Pierre Bezukhov, illegitimate son of a wealthy count, expresses admiration for Napoleon, a view not widely held in St Petersburg whilst Pierre's friend Andrei Bolkonsky, tired of high society and marriage to the pregnant Lise, decides to enlist and fight the French. After carousing with Anatole, unruly son of austere Prince Vassily Kuragin, Pierre travels to Moscow, calling on the Rostov family, whose daughter Natasha encourages romance between cousin Sonya and brother Nikolai, before visiting his dying father. Pierre is left everything, to the annoyance of another heir, Vassily, whose gold-digging daughter Helene snares Pierre into marriage. Meanwhile Andrei joins General Kutuzov in Austria, where their army is defeated by the French and Nikolai is captured.

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Awards

  • 2016 - IFTA Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama - nominated
  • 2016 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score) - nominated
  • 2016 - BAFTA Cymru Award - Best Actor (Yr Actor Gorau) - nominated
  • 2016 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Best Picture Enhancement - nominated

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