![]() The adaptation set a new standard for “epic,” capturing all the passion and tragedy of Napoleon’s clash against the Russian aristocracy in its seven-hour sprawl. ![]() The story of its production, of a man moving heaven and Earth to realize a staggering vision, boggles the mind to this day. Having said all that: In any serious, sober-minded discussion about what could be selected to exemplify the farthest reaches of cinema’s capabilities, War and Peace - Sergei Bondarchuk’s largely unseen adaptation of Tolstoy’s literary classic - would have to be on the table. And even some voracious readers are guilty of seeing the writings of Leo Tolstoy as an essential chore. ![]() Good critics avoid hyperbole as a rule, and declaring a single film to be the greatest ever made makes a professional sound like an undergrad who just saw Citizen Kane for the first time.
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