Screenplay: Leo Tolstoy

Direction Sergei Bondarchuk

Cast Lyudmila Savelyeva · Vyacheslav Tikhonov · Gennadi Ivanov · Anatoli Ktorov

Synopsis War and Peace (1966) is a sprawling cinematic masterpiece adapted from Leo Tolstoy's renowned novel. The narrative unfolds through two primary, intricately woven storylines. The first revolves around the romantic journey of the youthful Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre...

Direction King Vidor

Cast Audrey Hepburn · Henry Fonda · Mel Ferrer · Vittorio Gassman

Synopsis War and Peace (1956) unfolds during the tumultuous period of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, as adapted by King Vidor from Tolstoy's epic novel. The narrative revolves around Henry Fonda's portrayal of Pierre Bezhukov, a wealthy aristocrat grappling with the harsh...

Direction Tom Harper

Cast Lily James · Paul Dano · James Norton · Aneurin Barnard

Synopsis War and Peace (TV Miniseries) (2016) spans six episodes, chronicling the lives of five noble families during the rule of Alexander I. The narrative pivots around a complex love triangle involving Natasha Rostova, Pierre Bezukhov, and Andrei Bolkonsky, as they...

Direction Clarence Brown

Cast Greta Garbo · Fredric March · Basil Rathbone · Maureen O'Sullivan

Synopsis Anna Karenina (1935) follows the tale of a young Russian woman, Anna Karenina (Garbo), who finds herself in a marriage devoid of love. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she encounters and falls deeply in love with Count Vronsky...

Direction John Davies

Cast Anthony Hopkins · Morag Hood · Alan Dobie · Rupert Davies

Direction Aleksandr Zarkhi

Cast Tatyana Samojlova · Nikolai Gritsenko · Vasili Lanovoy · Yuriy Yakovlev

Direction Sergey Bodrov

Cast Oleg Menshikov · Sergei Bodrov Jr. · Jemal Sikharulidze · Susanna Mekhraliyeva

Synopsis Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) unfolds in the tumultuous landscape of Chechnya, where two Russian soldiers, the inexperienced Vania (Sergei Bodrov, Jr.) and the battle-hardened Sasha (Oleg Menshikov), find themselves in the hands of Muslim forces. The captors are led...

Direction Aku Louhimies

Cast Mikko Leppilampi · Jasper Pääkkönen · Pamela Tola · Mikko Kouki

Synopsis Frozen Land (2005) follows Tuomas, a young and ambitious computer hacker driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact on society. His best friend, Niko, contrasts Tuomas's idealism with a more reckless and hedonistic lifestyle, deeply entrenched in drugs...

Direction Stefan Aust · Axel Engstfeld · Alexander Kluge · Volker Schlöndorff

Cast Hans-Michael Rehberg · Axel-Torg Gros · Jürgen Prochnow · Bruno Ganz

Synopsis War and Peace (1982) delves into the tense atmosphere of the Cold War era, focusing on the escalating short-range missile crisis and the looming threat of neutron bombs that could have devastated Central Europe. The documentary captures the public outcry,...

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast Taizô Fukami · Akira Harue · Kiyoshi Katô · Seizaburô Kawazu

Direction Robert Dornhelm · Brendan Donnison

Cast Brenda Blethyn · Malcolm McDowell · Clémence Poésy · Alexander Beyer

Synopsis War and Peace (TV Miniseries) (2007) brings Leo Tolstoy's sprawling historical saga to the screen in a lavish adaptation that explores themes of self-sacrifice and self-indulgence against the backdrop of Russian society during the Napoleonic era. This epic tale is...

Direction Yakov Protazanov · Alexandre Volkoff

Cast Ivan Mozzhukhin · Olga Kondorova · V. Dzheneyeva · Vladimir Gajdarov

Direction Rouben Mamoulian

Cast Anna Sten · Fredric March · Jane Baxter · C. Aubrey Smith

Synopsis We Live Again (1934) follows the journey of Nekhludoff, a Russian aristocrat who finds himself on a jury and is shocked to recognize the defendant, Katusha, as a woman he had once taken advantage of and left behind. As he...

Direction Mario Soffici

Cast Pedro López Lagar · Zully Moreno · Juan José Miguez · Ricardo Galache

Direction Julien Duvivier

Cast Vivien Leigh · Ralph Richardson · Kieron Moore · Hugh Dempster

Synopsis Anna Karenina (1948) follows the story of Anna Karenina, who travels to Moscow to help her brother Stefan Oblonsky reconcile with his wife Dolly. During her journey, she meets Countess Vronsky, who is greeted by her son, the dashing Colonel...

Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani

Cast Stefania Rocca · Timothy Peach · Marie Bäumer · Cécile Bois

Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani

Cast Giulio Brogi · Renato Scarpa · Daniele Dublino · Renato Cestié

Synopsis St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972) follows the story of Giulio Manieri, a member of the Italian International, who is condemned to life imprisonment for his illegal activities. Throughout his solitary confinement, Giulio grapples with the challenges of maintaining his...

Direction Edmund Goulding

Cast John Gilbert · Greta Garbo · George Fawcett · Emily Fitzroy

Synopsis Love (1927) unfolds in the opulent backdrop of Czarist Russia, where the captivating Anna Karenina becomes entangled in a passionate affair with the charismatic military officer, Count Vronsky. Driven by her intense emotions, Anna makes the drastic decision to leave...

Direction Joe Wright

Cast Keira Knightley · Aaron Taylor-Johnson · Jude Law · Domhnall Gleeson

Synopsis Anna Karenina (2012) unfolds in the opulent world of late 19th-century Russian high society, where the refined and elegant socialite Anna Karenina (Keira Knightley), at just 18 years old, is betrothed to the senior statesman Count Alexei Alexandrovich Karenin (Jude...

Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani

Cast Julian Sands · Charlotte Gainsbourg · Nastassja Kinski · Massimo Bonetti

Synopsis Night Sun (1990) follows the journey of a young aristocrat, Baron Sergio Giuramondo, who, upon uncovering his fiancée's infidelity with the king, departs Naples in disillusionment to pursue a life of monastic solitude. However, his pursuit of seclusion is continually...