Directed by:
Tom HarperScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesCinematography:
George SteelComposer:
Martin PhippsCast:
Paul Dano, James Norton, Lily James, Adrian Edmondson, Aisling Loftus, Greta Scacchi, Jack Lowden, Tuppence Middleton, Aneurin Barnard, Jessie Buckley (more)Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
A thrilling tale of love, war, and family, War and Peace is widely considered the greatest novel ever written. Set against in the backdrop of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War & Peace is the ultimate story of passion and romance, scandal and deceit, following the rise and fall of fortunes of five aristocratic families - The Bezukhovs, Bolkonskys, Rostovs, Kuragins, and Drubetskoys - all jockeying for top position in the waning days of imperial Russia. The dashing Andrei Bolkonsky (Norton) yearns for glory of war, but finds only heartbreak and disillusionment, which may be cured by the lovely young Natasha Rostov (James), who desperately needs to marry well to save her family from financial ruin. Meanwhile, Pierre Bezukhov (Dano) suddenly finds himself in possession of great wealth at the mercy of fortune hunters eager to take advantage of his naiveté. (A&E Television Networks)
(more)Cast
![Tim Bentinck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354581_ff2c62.jpg)
Tim Bentinck
Australia
![Rory Keenan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/780/164780746_7f4810.jpg)
Rory Keenan
Ireland
Best series:
Peaky Blinders (2013) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Aristocrats (1999) (series)
Nicholas McGaughey
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Whitechapel (2009) (series)
![Otto Farrant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/621/165621909_f32d07.jpg)
Otto Farrant
Best series:
Silk (2011) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The White Queen (2013) (series)
![Kate Fleetwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/238/166238130_da62f7.png)
Kate Fleetwood
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Victoria (2016) (series)
Nicolas Carpentier
Best series:
Genius (2017) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Julia (2022) (series)
![Nick Brimble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272741_1095fd.jpg)
Nick Brimble
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
House of Cards (1990) (series)
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986) (series)
Edward Dogliani
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Father Brown (2013) (series)
![Harry Lister Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/758/159758970_d3207f.jpg)
Harry Lister Smith
UK
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Silent Witness (1996) (series)
![Andrew Bicknell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/298/159298402_0fc694.jpg)
Andrew Bicknell
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
Roy Clarke's Keeping Up Appearances (1990) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Lukas Malinauskas
Lithuania
Best series:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Sisi (2021) (series)
![Terence Beesley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798688_a96101.jpg)
Terence Beesley
UK
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Victoria (2016) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Renan Carteaux
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Caïn (2012) (series)
Reporters (2007) (series)
![Giedre Giedraityte](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/270/161270478_bd38db.jpg)
Giedre Giedraityte
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Mindaugas Cerniauskas
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
![Adrian Rawlins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218506_6162b0.jpg)
Adrian Rawlins
UK
Best series:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
All Creatures Great and Small (2020) (series)
Andor (2022) (series)
![Guillaume Delorme](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/743/160743356_92c1c5.png)
Guillaume Delorme
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Maigret (1991) (series)
La Vie devant Nous (2002) (series)
![Gary Oliver](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/852/160852512_087baa.jpg)
Gary Oliver
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Victoria (2016) (series)
Will Attenborough
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Home Fires (2015) (series)
Utopia (2013) (series)
Thibaut Evrard
Belgium
Best series:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Paris Police 1900 (2021) (series)
Irma Vep (2022) (series)