War and Peace

Against the thunder of war, the lives of families, lovers, soldiers, and seekers become entwined with the fate of a nation.

As Napoleon's armies transform Europe, the aristocratic families of Russia find their private hopes and sorrows overtaken by history. Pierre Bezukhov unexpectedly inherits an immense fortune yet struggles to discover meaning in a life of privilege. Prince Andrei Bolkonsky abandons the emptiness of society for the battlefield and the promise of glory, only to confront th...