Of Life and Death

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....

Writing:
  • Leo Tolstoy

Stars:
Release Date: 1972-09-29
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 7.3/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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Name Day
Episode 1 - Name Day
Sounds of War
Episode 2 - Sounds of War
Skirmish at Schongraben
Episode 3 - Skirmish at Schongraben
A Letter and Two Proposals
Episode 4 - A Letter and Two Proposal...
Austerlitz
Episode 5 - Austerlitz
Reunion
Episode 6 - Reunion
New Beginnings
Episode 7 - New Beginnings
A Beautiful Tale
Episode 8 - A Beautiful Tale
Leave of Absence
Episode 9 - Leave of Absence
Madness
Episode 10 - Madness
Men of Destiny
Episode 11 - Men of Destiny
Fortunes of War
Episode 12 - Fortunes of War
Borodino
Episode 13 - Borodino
Escape
Episode 14 - Escape
Moscow
Episode 15 - Moscow
Two Meetings
Episode 16 - Two Meetings
Of Life and Death
Episode 17 - Of Life and Death
The Retreat
Episode 18 - The Retreat
The Road to Life
Episode 19 - The Road to Life
An Epilogue
Episode 20 - An Epilogue