The Insane Production Behind War and Peace

Sergei Bondarchuks version of War and Peace is a film like no other, made at the height of the Soviet film industry with the full backing of the USSR. This Goliath of a film was made to show the world that the Soviets could make a film on par, if not better than anything the west could hope to produce. Chapters- 0:00 Introduction 1:17 Stalin and the death of Soviet cinema 2:22 Khrushchev and the revival of Soviet cinema 3:16 1956 War and Peace 4:42 Origins of the production 5:57 How Sergei Bondarchuk came to direct War and Peace 8:06 Writing the script 10:56 Props 13:17 Costumes 15:31 Casting 18:05 Extras 19:00 Makeup 19:31 Locations 23:59 Battle of Borodino and other battle sequences 27:38 Soviet Red Army Extras 30:35 Budget 31:23 Complications when filming 34:28 Conclusion Footage used from: War and Peace (1966) The Fall of Ber