Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Colin Baker, David Swift, Faith Brook.

Directed by: John Davies.

A BBC drama production based on Tolstoy's epic Napoleonic story and the most expensive they had ever attempted at that time. This sumptuous, award-winning series stars Anthony Hopkins, Alan Dobie, Joanna David, David Swift and Frank Middlemass as well as an amazing cast featuring almost every well-known face on British TV in the 1970s. The story focuses on two aristocratic families affected by the Napoleonic invasion of Russia in 1812 and the rivalries that exist between them. The DVD features all 20 episodes.

A BBC drama production based on Tolstoy's epic story