War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky (1966) on Netflix

The first film of a four-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel . In St. Petersburg of 1805, Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, is introduced to high society. His friend, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, joins the Imperial Russian Army as aide-de-camp of General Mikhail Kutuzov in the War of the Third Coalition against Napoleon. —AnonymusBimperial russiayear 1805battle of austerlitzroman numeral in titlefirst part5 morePlot summaryAdd synopsisGenresDramaWarCertificateNot RatedParents guideAdd content advisory