Bondarchuk's War and Peace: Literary Classic to Soviet Cinematic Epic

by Denise J. Youngblood and Denise J Youngblood

Sergei Bondarchuk's War and Peace , one of the world's greatest film epics, originated as a consequence of the Cold War. Conceived as a response to King Vidor's War and Peace , Bondarchuk's surpassed that film in every way, giving the USSR one small victory in the cultural Cold War for hearts and minds. This book, taking up Bondarchuk's masterpiece as a Cold War film, an epic, a literary adaptation, a historical drama, and a rival to Vidor's Hollywood...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700620052
• ISBN13: 9780700620050
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"