The 500,000 strong Napoleon's army moves through Russia and causes much destruction culminating in the battle of Borodino. The Russian army has to retreat. Moscow is occupied, looted and burned down, but soon Napoleon loses control and has to flee. Both sides suffer tremendous losses in the war, and Russian society is left irrevocably changed.
Directed By
Sergey BondarchukWritten By
Vasiliy Solovyov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Leo TolstoyStudio
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