One of the highest-budget films of the Soviet period is the film War and Peace (1965). A lot of actors were involved in the filming . After Bondarchuk created the film adaptation of the great novel , in which, as you know, many characters. The picture became known for large-scale battle scenes. There was nothing like this before in domestic cinema.
The film "War and Peace" (1965) Bondarchuk was awarded the Oscar. In addition, the filmmakers received a prize at the Moscow International Film Festival. Actors in the film "War and Peace" (1965) played the famous. Although the names of many of them at that time were not known to Soviet viewers. Work on the painting lasted about six years. Who played the main roles in the film "War and Peace" (1965)?
Actor and director Sergei Bondarchuk
An outstanding filmmaker, screenwriter and teacher played the main role in his film - the role of Pierre Bezukhov. Sergey Bondarchuk was born in the Kherson region. His childhood passed in Yeysk and Taganrog. After graduation, he graduated from the Rostov Theater School. For several years he played on the stage of the theater in Grozny, then he entered the acting faculty at VGIK.
Sergey Bondarchuk made his film debut in 1948. His early works include roles in the films The Young Guard, The Way of Glory, Michurin, Taras Shevchenko. In the latter, the actor played the main role.
As a director, Bondarchuk made his debut in the film " The Fate of Man. " In the film adaptation of the story of Sholokhov, he also played the main character. Other Bondarchuk’s films: Waterloo , Steppe, They Fought for their Homeland, Boris Godunov.
Sergey Bondarchuk was one of the few actors and directors who were allowed to work with foreign filmmakers. So, he played in the film Rossellini and Boulayich . For many years Bondarchuk dreamed of filming " Quiet Don " . But he was only able to start work on the film adaptation of Sholokhov’s novel in the late eighties. The film was never completed during his lifetime. Sergey Bondarchuk died in 1994 from a heart attack. Filming of " Quiet Don " completed his son ten years later.
The film "War and Peace" (1965): actors and roles
Natasha Rostov was played by a young actress Lyudmila Savelyeva. More details about her career are described below. The role of Prince Bolkonsky was performed by Vyacheslav Tikhonov. Other characters and actors of the film " War and Peace " (1965):
- Ilya Andreyevich Rostov - V. Stanitsyn.
- Countess Rostova - K. Golovko .
- Uncle Rostovs - A. Borisov.
- Nikolai Rostov - O. Tabakov.
- Lisa Bolkonskaya - A. Vertinsky.
- Helen Kuragin - I. Skobtseva.
- Anatole Kuragin - V. Lanovoi .
Lyudmila Savelyeva
There are over three hundred characters in the film. The selection of actors has become a difficult task for the director . Especially seriously should approach the choice of performer of the main role. Tried and Anastasia Vertinskaya, and Lyudmila Gurchenko, and Natalya Fateeva. The director acted unexpectedly. He gave the main role to an unknown graduate of the choreographic school.
Lyudmila Savelyeva was born in 1942. She graduated from college. Vaganova, after which she entered the troupe of the Mariinsky Theater. The role of Natasha Rostova brought her worldwide fame. After the film debut, Savelyeva played in twenty films. Among them are “ Sunflowers ” , “ Seagull ” , “ Hat ” , “ Tender age ” . In 2009, the actress played the role of Princess Scherbatskaya in the film " Anna Karenina " .
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Many famous actors auditioned for the role of Bolkonsky . Bondarchuk in the image of this hero saw Innocent Smoktunovsky. But in Soviet times, not everything depended on the opinion and desire of the director . Ekaterina Furtseva , then Minister of Culture, intervened in the creative process. It was she who insisted on the candidacy of Tikhonov. The actor was later able to prove to the director that he is able to play the famous hero of Tolstoy.
Vyacheslav Tikhonov was born in 1928. Since childhood, dreamed of becoming an actor . However, under the influence of his parents, he entered the Automotive Institute after school. After studying for a year, Tikhonov applied to VGIK. And was accepted.
In the filmography of this actor, many bright, famous characters. Almost from the very beginning, his career was brilliant. Tikhonov played his first role in 1948. Later, after the release of the melodrama " It Was in Penkov " , all-Union fame came to him.
The most famous films with Tikhonov’s participation include “The Hero of Our Time ” , “ Let's Live Until Monday ” , “ They Fought for the Motherland ” , “ White Bim Black Ear ” , “ Battle for Moscow ” , “ Burnt by the Sun ” and, of course, the famous all the series in which the actor played the role of the legendary Stirlitz.
Victor Stanitsyn
This actor has been awarded four Stalin Prizes. The film debut of Stanitsyn took place in 1928. Then he played in the film " Ranks and People. " The role of Rostov in the film " War and Peace " (1965) was the last for him. The actor passed away in 1976, but after the Bondarchuk film was no longer removed.
Stanitsyn is an artist who created the image of Winston Churchill four times on the screen. He played a British statesman in the films “ The Battle of Stalingrad, ” “ The Fall of Berlin, ” “The Unforgettable 1019, ” “The Lights of Baku. ”
Irina Skobtseva
For the first time, the actress was on the set with Bondarchuk in 1955. Then she was still a student. Bondarchuk and Skobtseva later played in the film " Serge " . The debut film work of the actress was the role of Desdemona in the drama " Othello " , in which the Moor was played by her future husband. Other paintings with Irina Skobtseva: Waterloo , Zigzag of Fortune, Target Choice, Earthly Love, Steppe, Gadfly and others. Since 1970, together with Bondarchuk, she taught at VGIK .