War & Peace Season 1 Episode 17 Of Life and Death 1972
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At Yaroslvl, Natasha is nursing Andrei. She has received a letter from Maria and tells Andrei that she and Nikolenka are well. In Moscow, Pierre is questioned by marshal Davout, who believes him to be an incendiary. He and a group of other Russian prisoners are taken outside to be shot. Several men are killed, but Pierre is spared and taken to a building being used as a prison. There he meets a man called Platon Karatayev, whose simple philosophy of life impresses him very much. Natasha fears for Andrei when he asks for a New Testament and the Countess fears that if Andre should die in her arms that it would be too much for her. Sonya finally gives in to the Countess and sends a letter to Nikolai releasing him from his pledge....
- Released: 1973-01-18
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama, War & Politics
- Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Morag Hood, Alan Dobie, Joanna David, Rupert Davies
- Director: John Davies, Leo Tolstoy
- Source: CWR-CRB
