War & Peace (2016 TV series)
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Tom Harper |
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| Composer(s) | Martin Phipps |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Julia Stannard |
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| Cinematography | George Steel |
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| Running time | 60-82 minutes |
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| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 3 January – 7 February 2016 |
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War & Peace is a British-American historical period drama television serial first broadcast on BBC One on 3 January 2016. It is a six-part adaptation of the novel War and Peace by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, written by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Harper.War & Peace aired on A&E, Lifetime, and History Channel in the United States as four two-hour episodes, beginning on 18 January 2016. The serial stars Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton in the leading roles.
The saga begins in Russia in 1805. When Pierre (Paul Dano), Natasha (Lily James) and Andrei (James Norton) are first introduced to viewers, their youthful ambition, despite their privileged circumstances, is to find meaning in their lives. Kind-hearted but awkward Pierre, the illegitimate son of Russia’s richest man, wants to change the world for the better. The spirited Natasha is searching for true love, while handsome and gallant Andrei (James Norton), frustrated with the superficiality of society, seeks a higher purpose.
At the same time, Napoleon’s army edges ever closer to Russia’s borders. As everything they thought they knew is thrown into question, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian lives are about to change forever.
Natasha's older brother Nikolai (Jack Lowden) joins the army immediately and matures during the course of the wars with Napoleon. Like Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, he also experiences romantic vicissitudes: despite his childhood love for his cousin Sonya (Aisling Loftus), his impoverished parents insist instead that he marry a rich bride like the superficial Julie Karagina or the religious Marya Bolkonskaya (Jessie Buckley).
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