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War and Peace (1965)
Where War and Peace says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Borodino battle was not shot at Borodino, and Moscow burned in a plywood village.
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Scenes and places
Pierre meets high society in St Petersburg (1805)
Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, is introduced to St Petersburg high society in 1805. His friend Prince Andrei leaves to join the army against Napoleon.
Set in Saint Petersburg high society — The opening of Part I: 1805, where Pierre Bezukhov is introduced to the city's high society.
A city of palaces on the Neva, used here as the setting of the opening.
Filmed at Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg — The wiki names the Hermitage among the Leningrad filming places; which scene was shot there is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Battle of Schöngrabern (1805)
Andrei, now aide-de-camp to General Kutuzov, takes part in the failed Austrian campaign. He sees the Battle of Schöngrabern from close up.
Set in Schöngrabern, Austria — Andrei witnesses the first big clash of the Austrian campaign. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A village in Lower Austria; the film shot the fight about 700 km east, in Ukraine.
Filmed at Near Kushtanovytsia, Zakarpattia — The battle was recreated near the village of Kushtanovytsia in western Ukraine, far from the real battlefield. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Battle of Austerlitz (1805)
Andrei witnesses the Battle of Austerlitz and is badly wounded, mistaken for dead.
Set in Austerlitz (Slavkov u Brna) — The great battle of the 1805 campaign, in what is now the Czech Republic. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A small town in Moravia; the film's battlefield is western Ukraine.
Filmed at Svaliava area, Zakarpattia — English Wikipedia places the Austerlitz filming in the vicinity of Svaliava, Ukraine; the Russian article says near Mukachevo. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Natasha's first ball (1809)
In the end of 1809, Natasha, the young daughter of a count, attends her first ball at 16. Andrei falls in love with her and intends to marry her.
Set in Moscow ball — At the end of 1809 sixteen-year-old Natasha Rostova attends her first ball. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A society ball staged in a Mosfilm pavilion, not in a real palace.
The Rostovs' hunt at Otradnoye
The Rostovs ride out for a hunt on their country estate. Natasha is at the centre of the family life shown in Part II.
Set in Otradnoye, the Rostov estate — The Rostov family's country estate, shown in the hunting scene.
A village south of Moscow standing in for the Rostov estate.
Filmed at Bogoslovskoye village, Tula Oblast — The hunt on the Rostov estate was filmed in the village of Bogoslovskoye in Yasnogorsky District. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Battle of Borodino (1812)
Pierre approaches the battlefield and volunteers to assist in an artillery battery. Andrei's unit waits in reserve until a shell hits him.
Set in Borodino battlefield — The decisive battle of Napoleon's 1812 invasion, west of Moscow.
A village west of Moscow now covered by monuments, which is why the film left it.
Filmed at Fields near Dorogobuzh, Smolensk Oblast — Photography could not be carried out in Borodino itself, so the battle was shot in the Dorogobuzh area. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Moscow in flames (1812)
Moscow is set ablaze as the Russians retreat. The Rostovs flee their estate, taking wounded soldiers with them.
Set in Moscow, 1812 — The city set ablaze as the Russians withdraw and the French enter. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A village 100 km west of Moscow where a full city set was built and burned.
Filmed at Teryayevo, near Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery — A plywood set of Moscow was built in the village of Teryayevo, next to the monastery, and burned for the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Executions at the convent wall (1812)
Pierre, dressed as a peasant, tries to assassinate Napoleon but is taken prisoner. French troops shoot suspected arsonists in the occupied city.
Set in Occupied Moscow — Pierre, dressed as a peasant, is caught up in the occupation of Moscow. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A 16th-century convent on the Moskva river, used as a stand-in for the occupied city.
Filmed at Novodevichy Convent, Moscow — The execution of suspected arsonists was shot at the Novodevichy Convent. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Napoleon's Moscow Kremlin (1812)
Napoleon's army holds Moscow while the French begin their forced retreat. Pierre is marched along with the Grande Armée.
Set in Moscow Kremlin — The fortress at the heart of Moscow, occupied by Napoleon in the story. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The walled citadel of Moscow, one of the few places the film shot in its real story location.
Filmed at Moscow Kremlin — The crew moved into the Moscow Kremlin for further work; which scene was shot there is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Battle of Krasnoi in the snow (1812)
The French army is defeated by Field Marshal Kutuzov in the Battle of Krasnoi, while Pierre is freed by partisans.
Set in Krasnoi — The battle fought as the French army retreats through the Russian winter.
A town west of Smolensk; the film shot its winter battle in western Ukraine.
Filmed at Mukachevo area, Zakarpattia — The Krasnoi episode was shot in the snow in the Zakarpattia region; the exact spot near Mukachevo is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Pierre Bezukhov — The illegitimate son of a rich nobleman, who also directed the film.
- Prince Andrei Bolkonsky — A prince who joins General Kutuzov's staff against Napoleon.
- Natasha Rostova — The young daughter of a count, sixteen at her first ball.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Battle of Borodino in War and Peace really filmed?
- Where did the film burn Moscow?