What is War and Peace (1972) about?

War and Peace (1972)

In the years leading to Napoleon's invasion, members of the Russian aristocracy face a myriad of personal tragedies. After his father dies, Count Pierre Bezukhov, a friend of Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, receives a substantial inheritance. When he decides to marry, Bezukhov unwisely chooses a conniving princess. As for Bolkonsky, his wife dies during childbirth, after which he falls in love with Natasha Rostova but is soon called to war.

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What is War and Peace (1972) about?: In the years leading to Napoleon's invasion, members of the Russian aristocracy face a myriad of personal tragedies. After his father dies, Count Pierre Bezukhov, a friend of Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, receives a substantial inheritance. When he decides to marry, Bezukhov unwisely chooses a conniving princess. As for Bolkonsky, his wife dies during childbirth, after which he falls in love with Natasha Rostova but is soon called to war.