Sir Anthony Hopkins (
The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal) and Morag Hood (from Britain's
Hamish Macbeth) starred in the 1972 BBC mini-series
War and Peace, based on the classic (and thick!) novel by Leo Tolstoy. The following year the program wowed American audiences who saw it on PBS. Now Koch International is bringing the complete mini-series out on a 5-DVD set, due to hit on
October 9th in the USA, and a week later in Canada:
A BBC version of Leo Tolstoy's literary masterpiece. This epic tale takes place during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in the years 1805-1820. While these calamitous historical events unfold, a variety of characters from various classes and cultures try to deal with their own personal dramas. Whether peasant or prince, soldier or gentlewoman, each person undergoes a search for happiness and self-knowledge... and each one ultimately finds a different answer.
Cost is $99.99 SRP, and you can
pre-order it from Amazon. Here is the cover art:
