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War and Peace AKA Vojna I Mir (1965-1968)
A project so gigantic that it had to be funded by the Soviet Government.Director: Sergei Bondarchuk
Year of Production: 1960-1967
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Parts 1 & 2 of the film (140 mins)
Materials on Alexander I, 19th-century manor houses
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC TWO
* The Film - Part 3 (93 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on national-lideration
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC THREE
* The Film - Part 4 (78 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on amusements and celebrations in 19th century Russian countryside, M.I. Kutuzov, Russian classicism
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC FOUR
* The Film - Part 5 (92 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on Empire style
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC FIVE
Interviews with Filmmakers
- Composer Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (33:21)
- Co-cinematographer Anatoly Petritsky (30:03)
- Actress Irina Skobtseva (4:51)
- Actor Vasili Lanovoy (9:04)
Interview with Karen Shakhnazarov (18:53)
"Sergei Bondarchuk" archives
- "Sergei Bondarchuk" featurette (14:20)
- "Making the Film" featurette (14:32)
Interview with the President of Mosfilm Studio K. Shakhnazarov
- "Leo Tolstoy" featurette (6:24)
- "Leo Tolstoy – War and Peace" featurette (8:15)
- "Leo Tolostoy – Chronicle" featurette (7:00)
Photo Album -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.30:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Russian Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged in a 5-disc digi-pack.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Parts 1 & 2
DISC TWO
* The Film - Parts 3 & 4
DISC THREE
* The Film - Part 5
Sergei Bondarchuk biography and filmography
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Subtitles:English (burnt-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaged in 3 Amaray cases with a cardboard slip-case.
The NTSC release is a straight PAL>NTSC conversion resulting in evident picture problems. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Parts 1 & 2 of the film (140 mins)
Materials on Alexander I, 19th-century manor houses
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC TWO
* The Film - Part 3 (93 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on national-lideration
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC THREE
* The Film - Part 4 (78 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on amusements and celebrations in 19th century Russian countryside, M.I. Kutuzov, Russian classicism
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC FOUR
* The Film - Part 5 (92 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on Empire style
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC FIVE
Interviews with Filmmakers
- Composer Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (33:21)
- Co-cinematographer Anatoly Petritsky (30:03)
- Actress Irina Skobtseva (4:51)
- Actor Vasili Lanovoy (9:04)
Interview with Karen Shakhnazarov (18:53)
"Sergei Bondarchuk" archives
- "Sergei Bondarchuk" featurette (14:20)
- "Making the Film" featurette (14:32)
Interview with the President of Mosfilm Studio K. Shakhnazarov
- "Leo Tolstoy" featurette (6:24)
- "Leo Tolstoy – War and Peace" featurette (8:15)
- "Leo Tolostoy – Chronicle" featurette (7:00)
Photo Album -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.30:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged in 2-disc digipaks in a cardboard case with the fifth disc in a small cardboard sleeve.
The NTSC release is a straight PAL>NTSC conversion resulting in evident picture problems. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Part 1 (139:29)
DISC TWO
* The Film - Part 2 (113:04)
DISC THREE
* The Film - Parts 3 & 4 (147:01) -
Subtitles:Finnish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Russian Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer is of poor quality.
Packaged in a 3 disc alpha case. -
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Extras:"Stories of a film" –featurette (20 min)
"Napoleon's army in a checkmate situation: A commentary by a military historian Prof. Dr. Jürgen Angelow" -featurette (10 min)
"What's the difference between battlefield and life? Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" at the Hans Otto Theater in Postdam" (26 min)
"Not the countess Tolstoy - I am just Victoria." (8 min)
MOSFILM (4 min)
DEFA Wochenschau: Sergey Bondarchuk's press conference in Berlin and in the Babelsberg studios
Icestorm program trailers: "Liberation", "The usual faschism", "Ivan's Childhood", Russian films slideshow
Icestorm Russian fairytales trailers: "The Snow Queen", "The Humpbacked Horse", "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", Russian fairytales slideshow
Trailer "War and Peace" -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Inlcudes a 2 minute ouverture before Part 1.
The DVD is missing the original soundtrack for license reasons, but featuring some interesting Germany-exclusive extras. The German dub on this DVD is the East Germany dub where the full version of the film was released (there also was a West Germany dub, which was a severely cut version)
4-disc set within cardboard case. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film - Parts 1 & 2 of the film (140 mins)
Materials on Alexander I, 19th-century manor houses
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC TWO
* The Film - Part 3 (93 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on national-lideration
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC THREE
* The Film - Part 4 (78 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on amusements and celebrations in 19th century Russian countryside, M.I. Kutuzov, Russian classicism
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC FOUR
* The Film - Part 5 (92 mins)
Sketches of the sets
Materials on Empire style
Cast & crew photos and filmographies
DISC FIVE
Interviews with Filmmakers
- Composer Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (33:21)
- Co-cinematographer Anatoly Petritsky (30:03)
- Actress Irina Skobtseva (4:51)
- Actor Vasili Lanovoy (9:04)
Interview with Karen Shakhnazarov (18:53)
"Sergei Bondarchuk" archives
- "Sergei Bondarchuk" featurette (14:20)
- "Making the Film" featurette (14:32)
Interview with the President of Mosfilm Studio K. Shakhnazarov
- "Leo Tolstoy" featurette (6:24)
- "Leo Tolstoy – War and Peace" featurette (8:15)
- "Leo Tolostoy – Chronicle" featurette (7:00)
Photo Album -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, SwedishArabic and Herbew
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Aspect Ratio:2.30:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Russian Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged in a 5-disc digi-pack.
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OVERALL: Draw
Russian R0 and the UK R2 releases are identical and include a 5th disc with additional extras. The US Image release is also identical with extras, but it is a PAL to NTSC transfer. Note also that the German -release includes extras not on any other release, but is missing the original soundtrack and subtitles.
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CUTS:
- R0 Russia- Mosfilm / Russian Cinema Council - No cuts: The complete 403min (PAL) version.
- R1 America- Kultur - Yes: 4 seconds of footage is cut (unconfirmed).
- R1 Special Edition America- Image Entertainment - No cuts: The complete 403min (NTSC) version.
- R2 Finland- Pan Vision - No cuts (400:10 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Icestorm Entertainment GmbH - No cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts: The complete 403min (PAL) version.
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 15/05/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 22/06/21UPDATE LOG:
06/02/16: Addition of UK, updated Mosfilm and US Image extras runtimes, ASINs, corrected year from 1968 to 1966.
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