Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al.
Directed by Vladimir Gardin and Yakov Protazanov, this two-part epic was the most expensive Russian film at the time and smashed box office records. It is now considered lost, with only a 4 minute clip surviving.
Based on the play Miss Julie by August Strindberg.
The Great Passion
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
The Day Before
A screen adaptation of excerpts from Jack London's dystopian novel of the same name describing the rise of the Oligarchy (the "Iron Heel") in the United States. The film was meant to be screened during theatre performances performed by the same actors.
